Mad Mabel: A Novel

ISBN: 1250284546

Author: Hepworth, Sally

Condition: New

From New York Times bestselling author Sally Hepworth comes a twisty tale of justice, redemption, and one irrepressible woman whos not done breaking the rules just yet.Meet Elsie Mabel Fitzpatrick: eighty-one years old, gloriously grumpy, fiercely independent, and never without a hot cup of tea-or a cutting remark. She minds her own business in her quiet Melbourne suburb, until a neighbor turns up dead and the whispers start flying.Because Elsie hasnt always been Elsie. Once upon a headline, she was Mad Mabel Waller-Australias youngest convicted murderer. But was she really mad, or just misunderstood? Either way, shes kept her secret buried for decades.Enter seven-year-old Persephone, a relentless little chatterbox who has just moved in across the road (armed with stickers, questions, and no sense of personal boundaries); Joan, who appears to have it in for Elsie; and a healthy dose of public interest-the cops are sniffing around, and the media is circling like seagulls at a picnic.So Mabel does what shes always done best-she takes matters into her own hands.Is she a cantankerous old lady with a shady past? A cold-blooded killer with arthritis? Or just someone whos finally ready to tell her side of the story?Sharp, surprising, and wickedly funny, this is the unforgettable story of a woman whos spent a lifetime being underestimated-and is about to prove everyone wrong. Again.