New Review! The Prostitute's Price: A Novel of Mary Jane Kelly, the Fifth Victim of Jack the Ripper by Alan M. Clark 5 Cranky Stars

The Prostitute's Price: A Novel of Mary Jane Kelly, the Fifth Victim of Jack the Ripper by Alan M. Clark
My rating: 5 of 5 stars

5 CRANKY STARS


This is a historical fiction account of the only victim of Jack the Ripper that survived. It seems accurate to the lifestyle of the times and was very entertaining. It showed the depth of the gap between the rich and the poor. Mary Jane Kelly was just one of many women, young and old that had only their bodies to use to earn a living. All they wanted was a life that supplied the basic of needs and allowed them to live. That wasn’t always the case, but they did what they had too to survive. Some women opened houses where the girls plied their trade.


Mary Jane Kelly’s background and her life leading up to the time Jack the Ripper started his killing spree is described in detail. You develop a sympathy for this young woman. No one should have to live the life she had endured. She always blamed herself for her mother’s death. Her father was cruel and hateful towards her so when she was married off at 16, she embraced it. An accident at work killed her husband a few years later and she moved on to an Aunt’s house. It is there she learns some interesting facts about Prostitution that put her into the position later to escape “Jack”.


I hope everyone will try this book. I found it depressing but fun to read. The author is very good at what he does. This new cover is just right for this story.


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