Eugenia
A true story of adversity, tragedy, crime and courage
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Publisher Description
This is the true crime account of the man known as Eugenia Falleni, who in 1920 was charged with the murder of his wife.
Assigned female at birth, Eugenia Falleni lived in Australia for twenty-two years under the name Harry Crawford, and during that time officially married twice. He lived a full married life with his first wife, Annie, for four years before Annie realised that her husband was transgender. They continued to live together for eight months before they went on a bush picnic, when Annie mysteriously died. Her body was not identified for almost three years, and during this time Harry married again, this time to Lizzie. When Harry was finally arrested and charged with Annie's murder, the police attempted to tell Lizzie that her husband was biologically female. She laughed at them – she thought she was pregnant to him.
This is the story of one of the most extraordinary criminal trials in legal history. The book traces Harry’s history: from being raised as a girl in an Italian immigrant family in New Zealand, to his brutal treatment when he first began living as a man, and his twenty-two years in Sydney including his two marriages. Finally, the trial of Eugenia Falleni for Annie's murder is extensively analysed by the author, Senior Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi KC, one of Australia's foremost criminal law barristers.
‘Outstanding new true-crime … A grimly fascinating and extraordinary tale.’The Age
‘In the hands of NSW Senior Crown Prosecutor Mark Tedeschi, Eugenia’s story is gripping.’Australian Women’s Weekly
‘Tedeschi writes with a deep compassion ... and makes us all consider how fear, prejudice and ignorance can affect lives, even today.’Herald Sun
Customer Reviews
Glossed over selfishness
Even though Eugenia was obviously transgender in the wrong day and age and I felt tremendous compassion for her and what she went through but I felt the book glossed over her selfishness and only thoughts for herself when it came to own daughter and the way she tricked these women into marriage. I had no compassion for her at all during these stages. I liked the booked as it was an interesting read...
Boring!
Boring. First 100 pages are good but when it gets to the trial, it’s just recycling the same info over and over
Eugenia
Fascinating read. Tragic and pitiful main
character who endured many hardships. Couldn't put the book down. Can
thoroughly recommend this one.