The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – A Hidden History

The Walnut Tree: Women, Violence and the Law – A Hidden History

A devastating work of non-fiction that reveals a hidden history of women, violence and the law.

’ A woman, a dog and a walnut tree, the more they are beaten, the better they’ll be.’

So went the proverb …

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