Birmingham, 1885.
Born in a gaol and raised in a workhouse, Cora Burns has always struggled to control the violence inside her.
Haunted by memories of a terrible crime, she seeks a new life working as a servant in the house of scientist Thomas Jerwood. Here, Cora befriends a young girl, Violet, who seems to be the subject of a living experiment. But is Jerwood also secretly studying Cora…?
The Conviction of Cora Burns by Carolyn Kirby is published on 21 March, 2019.
Extra! Extra! Read Carolyn’s article about how she discovered the shocking story of Britain’s first tabloid editor in Historia.
