A personal history of thirst
By: John Burdett.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Morrow
Published: 1996
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 301
Subjects: Thieves -- Fiction.; Man-woman relationships -- Fiction.; Trials (Murder) -- Fiction.; London (England) -- Fiction.
Description: As two low-class Englishmen climb the social ladder, James Knight becomes a respected lawyer while Oliver Thirst becomes a career criminal. Knight marries an American woman, but Thirst seduces her and they marry. However, he is an abusive husband and she is accused of killing him. Now husband No. 1 has to defend her. A study of the British class system.