{"product_id":"b0f5pcbv62","title":"Mad Mabel: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003eINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom  New York Times  bestselling author Sally Hepworth comes a twisty tale of justice, redemption, and one irrepressible woman who’s not done breaking the rules just yet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea—or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor turns up dead and the whispers start flying.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBecause Elsie hasn’t always been Elsie. Once upon a headline, she was Mad Mabel Waller—Australia’s youngest convicted murderer. But was she really mad, or just misunderstood? Either way, she’s kept her secret buried for decades.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEnter seven-year-old Persephone, a relentless little chatterbox who has just moved in across the road (armed with stickers, questions, and no sense of personal boundaries); Joan, who appears to have it in for Elsie; and a healthy dose of public interest—the cops are sniffing around, and the media is circling like seagulls at a picnic.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSo Mabel does what she’s always done best—she takes matters into her own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIs she a cantankerous old lady with a shady past? A cold-blooded killer with arthritis? Or just someone who’s finally ready to tell her side of the story?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSharp, surprising, and wickedly funny, this is the unforgettable story of a woman who’s spent a lifetime being underestimated—and is about to prove everyone wrong. Again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ANT","offers":[{"title":"Ebook","offer_id":67863246799093,"sku":"YSL90387","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/8774\/8597\/files\/71amy0sE5IL._SY1500.jpg?v=1793277400","url":"https:\/\/www.newbooks.store\/products\/b0f5pcbv62","provider":"NewBooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}