Louisa Treger in conversation with Gill Paul
Daunt Books83 Marylebone High Street
Tue 27 Oct · 18:30 · £6
About this event
Following Ruth Ellis’ long-awaited posthumous conditional pardon in July 2026, never has there been a more compelling moment to revisit the woman behind one of Britain’s most enduring legal cases. It’s Easter Sunday in 1955 and a young man lies face-down on the ground covered in blood. A woman stands over him with a gun in her hand. Whiling away her last days as she awaits her trial in Holloway Prison, Ruth Ellis recollects growing up in England during the Second World War and the events that led to the death of her lover, David Blakely. Meanwhile, Kitty Carrington – the assistant to Ruth’s trial lawyer – tries to forge her own path through the male-dominated legal world of the 1950s and ensure that Ruth receives a fair trial. Navigating secrets, betrayal and a broken justice system, critically acclaimed author, Louisa Treger , balances Ruth and Kitty’s attempts to take control of their own lives and narratives in her latest novel, A Fatal Love . Louisa will be joined in conversation by international bestselling author, Gill Paul . Gill is the author of Scandalous Women as well as a number of historical fiction and non-fiction titles. Her books have been translated into twenty-four languages.
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