Reseña del libro "Proper Person to be Detained (en Inglés)"
A true crime story that reveals deeper truths about us, our past, and even our present. On Christmas Night in 1881, John Manley, a poor son of Irish immigrants living in the slums of Leeds, was fatally stabbed in a foolish drunken quarrel. The frightened murderer went on the run, knowing that capture could see him hang. A few generations later, author Catherine Czerkawska begins to tease out the truth behind her great-great-uncle's tragic death. But she uncovers far more than she bargained for. In a personal family story that takes us from Ireland to the industrial heartlands of England and Scotland, from the 19th century to the 20th, Catherine gives voice to people often maligned by society and silenced by history immigrants, women, the working classes. It is a multifaceted, often dark tale of poverty, tragedy and injustice, but also hope, resilience and changing fortunes. As Catherine digs up the past, and explores her own heritage and sense of self, she is both angered and touched by what she finds. And she is driven to keep digging, to get to the very heart of life and death in the not-so-distant past
