Lizzie: A Biographical Novel

Description

Written by an author who is a psychoanalyst, this biographical novel about Lizzie Borden is the most authentic version of her story yet. Based on many sources, including previous biographies and the court records of her trial, the author has tried to depict her story the way it most likely happened. This is a fictional account, a novel, so it does not pretend to be completely factual. Many dialogs were written throughout, made up by the author in his attempt to dramatize her story. It is an artist’s rendering, but it may be truer than any previous account. He has written the story from Lizzie’s point of view, beginning with her childhood and then describing the events preceding the murders, the murders themselves, the trial, and her life after the event, including her relationship with the actress, Nance O’Neil and the depression that led to her death at age of 66. In doing so, he has employed his knowledge gained as a psychoanalyst as well as a novelist’s sensibility to bring to life Lizzie’s striking life. The author’s has gone into Lizzie’s mind, employing streams of consciousness and unconsciousness to explore her deepest thoughts as she lives her journey. The book is an absorbing biography of a tragic figure, as well as a work of literature.