num_pages: 419
description: Pieces together the damaged life of Mary Bell, who aged 11 was tried and convicted of manslaughter after the death of two young boys. Only as an adult has she been able to realize the moral enormity of her crimes. The story of her life forces the reader to consider society's responsibility for children's crime. Originally published in 1998.
language: English
title: Cries Unheard: The Story of Mary Bell
titlecomplete: Cries Unheard: The Story of Mary Bell
genres: Mystery, Biography, True Crime, History, Sociology, Mental Illness, Crime, Mental Health, Psychology, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 1623
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: ALCS Dagger for Non-fiction
publisher: Macmillan