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Molly Carpenter Lasch is in the dock, accused of killing her husband, Gary, the owner of Lasch Hospital. Although he does not remember anything, on the advice of his lawyer, he admits his guilt.
Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978, Isaac Bashevis Singer is a prolific writer of novellas and short stories. And in this collection of short stories, the author's penchant for mysticism, grotesque, folklore and eroticism is expressed.
These stories deal with different topics, although most deal with different criminal acts, from fraud and fortune-telling to marriage fraud and murder.
The work is based on a true event that occurred in Spain in 1933: Aurora Rodriguez killed her daughter Hildegart, a famous fighter for women's emancipation and a cult figure on the political scene of the time.
André Maurois, a French writer known for his psychological novels and biographies, explores themes of family relationships, love, and internal conflicts in this work, which is characteristic of his style.