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Maternal infanticide, or the murder of a child in its first year of life by its mother, elicits sorrow, anger, horror, and outrage. But the perpetrator is often a victim, too.

The editor of this revealing work asks us to reach beyond rage, stretch the limits of compassion, and enter…

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1 author picked Infanticide as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

This book is full of studies and statistics from experts on the topic of infanticide. It fascinated me, particularly the chapter that included neonaticide. With much poetic license, this became the basis for the defense in my story.

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