William Leith

Two dark tales

Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich interweaves her own experiences with the tragic case of a six-year-old boy from Louisiana

issue 01 July 2017

Just over halfway through this grim and gripping book, the author describes herself and her girlfriend ‘lying on my bed kissing’. She says: ‘I love kissing her.’ And: ‘We kissed and kissed, and soon my hands were at her shirt and I was tugging it off.’ And: ‘I kissed her again.’

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