An Evening with Izabella Scott, discussing The Bed Trick
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Join us in-store for a fascinating conversation with local author Izabella Scott about her new book The Bed Trick.
In 2015 and 2017, two landmark court cases dealt with the relationship between two former best friends; Miss X, claims she was tricked into queer sex, many times, by a best friend pretending to be her boyfriend. But that friend, Gayle Newland, tells a different story, insisting they were secret, closeted lovers.
The Bed Trick unfolds the riveting story of Newland's trials - a case where reality was stranger than fiction - it also reveals the malleability of courtroom narratives, and the many myths, archetypes and stories embedded in the law.
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Join us in-store for a fascinating conversation with local author Izabella Scott about her new book The Bed Trick.
In 2015 and 2017, two landmark court cases dealt with the relationship between two former best friends; Miss X, claims she was tricked into queer sex, many times, by a best friend pretending to be her boyfriend. But that friend, Gayle Newland, tells a different story, insisting they were secret, closeted lovers.
The Bed Trick unfolds the riveting story of Newland's trials - a case where reality was stranger than fiction - it also reveals the malleability of courtroom narratives, and the many myths, archetypes and stories embedded in the law.
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