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Character Analysis. Frances “Frannie” Langton. Frannie is an intelligent young Black woman brought to London by her former enslaver and father, John Langton, to be a servant in the house of his friend and rival, George Benham.
The story begins in 1826 with the main character and narrator, Frannie Langton, imprisoned for allegedly murdering her employers. In her cell, she decides to write her story, addressed to her defense attorney, Mr. John Pettigrew.
Apr 4, 2019 · All of London is abuzz with the scandalous case of Frannie Langton, accused of the brutal double murder of her employers, renowned scientist George Benham and his eccentric French wife, Marguerite.
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Apr 8, 2019 · The Confessions of Frannie Langton by Sara Collins – a stunning, atmospheric debut. After several years in London, Jamaican servant Frannie Langton finds herself on trial for the murder of her English master and mistress – but she has no memory of that fatal evening.
Mar 10, 2023 · One part murder mystery, one part historical drama, and one part queer romance, it’s a series that touches on all manner of themes along the intersection of race, gender, class, and identity in a time of shifting political and social beliefs. Based on the novel of the same name by author Sara Collins, the series follows the story of the ...
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton. Written by Sara Collins Review by Linda Sever. It is 1826, and in London, a former Jamaican slave, Frannie Langton, is working as a servant to Mr and Mrs Benham, a highly respected philosopher and his wife. Frannie has a good life.
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The Confessions of Frannie Langton follows the maid of Mr and Mrs Benham, Frannie Langton, as she is put on trial for their murder. But through her fevered confessions, one burning question haunts Frannie Langton: could she have murdered the only person she ever loved?
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