The Burning Bed by Faith McNulty [BOOK CLUB FIRST EDITION / 1979]

The Burning Bed: The True Story of an Abused Wife by Faith McNulty

BOOK CLUB EDITION [1979] HARCOURT BRACE JOVANOVICH

Hardcover with dust jacket.  DJ has some shelf wear and some  loss of color to spine.  Book itself looks and reads like new. 

Rare and long out of print true crime novel that inspired the infamous made for tv movie starring Farrah Fawcett.  Recounts the tragic story of Francine Hughes, a battered wife who in desperation murdered her abusive husband, detailing their marriage, the deterioration of their relationship, the murder, and the trial that followed.