We keep the dead close : a murder at Harvard and a half century of silence / Becky Cooper.
Summary:
"1969: the height of counterculture; the year Harvard would begin the tumultuous process of merging with sister school Radcliffe; and the year that Jane Britton, an ambitious graduate student in Harvard's Anthrlopology department, would be found bludgeoned to death in her apartment. Forty years later, Becky Cooper, a curious undergrad, will first hear whispers of the story: The body was nameless. A student had an affair with her professor, and he murdered her in the Peabody Museum. Though this rumor would prove false, it started an investigation that would consume Cooper's life for the next ten years. WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE is a narrative of mirrors, misogyny, and murder. It is at once a rumination on the violence and oppression that rules our revered institutions, a ghost story reflecting one young woman's past onto another's present, and a love story for a girl who was lost to history."-- Dust jacket flap.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538746837
- ISBN: 1538746832
- Physical Description: 499 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition
- Publisher: New York : Grand Central Publishing, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 441-499). |
| Formatted Contents Note: | The story -- The girl -- The rumor -- The myth -- The echo -- The legacy -- The resolution. |
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| Genre: | Biographies. True crime stories. |
Available copies
- 46 of 47 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 2 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 47 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Library | 364.152 C (Text) | 31554010688231 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | 364.152 C (Text) | 31554010688249 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"1969: the height of counterculture; the year Harvard would begin the tumultuous process of merging with sister school Radcliffe; and the year that Jane Britton, an ambitious graduate student in Harvard's Anthrlopology department, would be found bludgeoned to death in her apartment. Forty years later, Becky Cooper, a curious undergrad, will first hear whispers of the story: The body was nameless. A student had an affair with her professor, and he murdered her in the Peabody Museum. Though this rumor would prove false, it started an investigation that would consume Cooper's life for the next ten years. WE KEEP THE DEAD CLOSE is a narrative of mirrors, misogyny, and murder. It is at once a rumination on the violence and oppression that rules our revered institutions, a ghost story reflecting one young woman's past onto another's present, and a love story for a girl who was lost to history."--
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