Mrs. Harris: The Death of the Scarsdale Diet Doctor

by Diana Trilling

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Chronicles the trial of Jean Harris for the murder of her long-time lover, the author of the Scarsdale diet.

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Pulitzer Prize (Finalist – General Non-Fiction – 1982)

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Genres: Nonfiction, Politics and Government, Biography & Memoir
DDC/MDS: 345.73 — Society, government, & culture Law Criminal Law North America United States
LCC: KF224 .H26 .T74 — Law Law of the United States Law of the United States (Federal) Criminal trials

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Languages: English, Spanish
Media: Paper
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by Diana Trilling

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