This book is called “The Borden Murders” by Sarah Miller. This book is nonfiction, its topic is that Lizzie Borden was suspected of being the murderer of her parent’s death without much solid evidence.
In a compelling, linear narrative, Miller takes readers along as she investigates a brutal crime: August 4, 1892, the murders of wealthy and prominent Andrew and Abby Borden. The suspect in the crime is Lizzie Borden (Borden’s daughter, Abby Borden’s stepdaughter), and the police made her the suspect without much solid evidence. At last, Lizzie attended a preliminary hearing, where she was authorized as not guilty.
There are 2 central ideas in the book:
- The central idea of The Borden murders is That Lizzie Borden was accused of murdering her mother and father.
- Lizzie wasn’t judged based on facts or was proven suspect by closely examined
3 themes of this book.
- The quest for discovery and to base your view on people with facts, not bias.
- Don’t judge people just by rumour, and don’t gossip about people’s negatives.
- Nativism affects people in the town, which greatly delays the possible cure for the Borden’s wounds and the discovery of the guilty.
