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The Queen - The gripping true tale of a villain who changed history (Paperback)
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The Queen - The gripping true tale of a villain who changed history (Paperback)
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*** WINNER OF THE NATIONAL CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR BIOGRAPHY ***
*** LONGLISTED FOR THE PEN/JACQUELINE BOGRAD WELD AWARD FOR
BIOGRAPHY *** 'The Queen is an invaluable work of non-fiction' -
David Grann, Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author of
Killers of the Flower Moon This is the gripping true tale of a
villain who changed American history. In the 1970s, Linda Taylor
became a fur-wearing, Cadillac-driving symbol of the undeserving
poor - the original 'welfare queen'. In the press she was the
ultimate template for this insidious stereotype; Ronald Reagan
himself cited her criminal behaviour in his presidential campaign,
turning public opinion firmly against state benefits and those who
used them. But Taylor was demonized for the least of her crimes.
She was a con artist, a thief, a kidnapper, maybe even a murderer -
and certainly one of the most gifted and deranged criminals of
modern times. The Queen is the never-before-told story of a
beguilingly complex American character, lost in the rush to create
a vicious stereotype. 'Anyone who knew welfare knew, I thought,
that the welfare queen is a myth. Turns out she isn't' - Jamie
Fisher, TLS 'Levin's brilliant exploration of the politics of
welfare reform teaches an essential lesson. Where myths and
stereotypes predominate, facts, logic and evidence lose out . . .
Levin's story calls upon us to think harder. Gripping' Washington
Post
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