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Title: The Unseeing

Author: Anna Mazzola

Narrator: Liz Pearce

Format: Unabridged

Length: 11 hrs and 26 mins

Language: English

Release date: 02-07-17

Publisher: Recorded Books

Ratings: 4 of 5 out of 12 votes

Genres: Mysteries & Thrillers, Historical

Publisher's Summary:

It is 1837, and the city streets teem with life, atmosphere, and the stench of London. Sarah Gale, a seamstress and mother, has been sentenced to hang for her role in the murder of Hannah Brown on the eve of her wedding. Edmund Fleetwood, an idealistic lawyer, is appointed to investigate Sarah's petition for mercy and consider whether justice has been done. Struggling with his own demons, he is determined to seek out the truth, yet Sarah refuses to help him. Edmund knows she's hiding something but needs to discover just why she's maintaining her silence. For how can it be that someone with a child would go willingly to their own death?

The Unseeing is a vividly written novel of human frailty, fear, and manipulation and of the terrible consequences of jealousy and misunderstanding.

Members Reviews:

Mystery set in London - True historical mystery brought vividly to life!

Thereâs nothing like a good meaty true life thriller to get your teeth into. The case of the Edgeware Road murder intrigued me as I love to go back to real events, no matter how brutal, to see for myself what could have happened and how the people who never seem to have their voices hear can do via fiction.

Sarah Gale was an intriguing figure as I couldnât work out why she was hiding something. Of course it all makes sense by the end but the journey there was a very intriguing one. It really made it sound authentic having the real newspaper headlines of the day at the start of chapters as I could almost hear the sound of the little boy crying read al about it, drowned out by the hansom cabs trundling over the cobbled streets.

I really found this intriguing in so many ways â the use of flashbacks to built up a picture of Sarahâs life, the violence of the men and how this seemed to be accepted in life how women were controlled in each and every way on a manâs whim. I think it reveals a lot more about society at the time than you may first realise.

The Unseeing paints a dark and dingy picture and you may feel you need to have a wash afterwards such is the cleverness and evocative writing all through the novel. The Unseeing deserves to be seen by many many readers. We've mapped out the places in the novel on thebooktrail.com so you can visit the chilling scenes for real .

Well researched, but in need of some editing

A well researched story based on a real crime in 1837, London. The legal system and the treatment of prisoners was appalling, especially for women. I did find the book a bit over-long ( a familiar complaint of mine, especially with first-time authors), but it is a compelling story that will keep you wondering what happened.

Good book. Held my attention.

Good book. It was based on a true story. I would have liked a bit more ... I donât know ... maybe depth or drama ... something. But it did hold my attention. Perhaps because it was based in truth there was only so much the author could do with it.

Good Read

Enjoyed this book. Really liked the setting, time period and the fact it was a crime that actually happened. I thought the author was great and look forward to another book.

Murderess in London

I enjoyed the book very much. It was an entertaining story as there was good development of the characters and their stories. It also was interesting to read about London in the 1830's.