Connies Secret

Connie's Secret: The True Story of a Shocking Murder and a Family Mystery at a Time When Appearances Were Everything [Anne Lovell] on leondumoulin.nl
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What did happen to Connie in those lost years between her move to Sydney as a young girl on the eve of womanhood and her fateful return to her hometown? What was the secret so shameful that even as Kelly stood trial for her murder the Sommerlads conspired to keep it out of the public record? Vividly evoking Australian small-town life in the months leading up to the outbreak of WW2; Connie's Secret brings to life the story of a highly respectable family desperately trying to protect their talented but wayward daughter's reputation in a time when religion, virtue and maintaining appearances held sway over every thought and deed.

This compelling true story, providing a fascinating incite into another era, is skilfully told with the emotional force of a novel; yet these events really happened and their impact is still being felt by those left behind even today. Allen and Unwin, Original version Crows Nest, N. Language English Dewey Number View online Borrow Buy. Set up My libraries How do I set up "My libraries"?

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Connie's Secret by Anne Lovell. It was a murder that would rock the tight-knit community; a murder made all the more shocking by the fact that their assailant was a local man working for the Sommerlads. Jack Kelly, who was to become the last person to be hanged in Ne. Jack Kelly, who was to become the last person to be hanged in New South Wales, struggled to explain his awful crime even as he faced the gallows.

Yet this was far from the only mystery to be exposed by Connie's tragic end.

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What really happened to Connie in those lost years between her move to Sydney as a young woman and her fateful return to her home town? And what was the secret so shameful that, even as Kelly stood trial for her murder, the Sommerlads conspired to keep it from the public record?


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Vividly evoking small-town Australia in the months leading up to the outbreak of World War II, Connie's Secret brings to life the story of a highly respectable family desperately trying to protect their talented but wayward daughter's reputation at a time when religion, virtue, and maintaining appearances held sway over every thought and deed. This fascinating insight into another era is written with the emotional force of a novel, but these events did happen—and their devastating impact continues to be felt by those left behind even today.

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Jan 22, Kel rated it liked it. Connie's Secret left me with mixed emotions. I enjoyed reading it all the way to the Epilogue, but then it left me feeling at a bit of a loss. We are taken through the missing years of Connie's life, and we get to know her family's view of events, but I can't help wanting to hear the story from her son's perspective. How did the family reconnect with Connie's son? How had he coped during his life?


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What has he endured? Apart from the questions I have, Connie's Secret does give some insight into Aus Connie's Secret left me with mixed emotions.