SerBronn7 t1_ix5l2t2 wrote on November 20, 2022 at 10:37 PM

Reply to comment by thewallflower0707 in Completely hooked by the writing style and research into "the Five" by Hallie Rubenhold. "There are two version of the events of 1887. One is very well known, the other is not." The five are the victims of Jack the Ripper and had always been labelled prostitutes, but they were not. by LJRGUserName

She's written a number of books mainly focussed on sex workers. Her most famous work is Covent Garden Ladies which Hulu used as inspiration for Harlots (An amazing TV show.) She's also written some fiction which I think is about a courtesan but I haven't got round to it yet so can't confirm exactly what it is about.

LiliWenFach t1_ix5saiq wrote on November 20, 2022 at 11:29 PM

She also wrote an account of a true life scandal called 'The Scandalous Lady W' which is well worth reading and was made into a BBC mini series, also highly recommended.

thewallflower0707 t1_ix7ftfb wrote on November 21, 2022 at 9:12 AM

Thank you, I didn’t know that!