Three Single Wives by Gina Lamanna

Author:Gina Lamanna [LaManna, Gina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780751576733
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Published: 2020-08-31T18:30:00+00:00

TRANSCRIPT

Defense: Ms. Hill, you were at both book club events on February 13, correct?

Marguerite Hill: I’m the author. The whole point was my being there.

Defense: It’s been established that the subject of murder arose on the afternoon of the thirteenth. Would you say that it was the content of your book that spurred the group’s discussion toward murder?

Marguerite Hill: I’d say that’s ridiculous. My book discusses women—our power, our rights, and the ability to take control of our lives. There’s nothing about murder.

Defense: I read your book, Ms. Hill. Impressive. You’re a talented author.

Marguerite Hill: Thank you.

Defense: But I found it interesting, reading your work under the current circumstances—specifically, the murder trial happening as we speak. Are there not several themes in your work about women taking what’s theirs, especially when it comes to men in a position of power?

Marguerite Hill: I suppose. But how does that relate to killing someone?

Defense: Let me read an excerpt to you, Ms. Hill. This comes from page 48 of Take Charge: “Ladies, I urge you to take what is yours, no matter the cost. It’s your right—your duty—to stand up for yourselves. By whatever means necessary.”

Marguerite Hill: So? I stand by my words.

Defense: So what if a woman read this and took it a little too literally? What if she thought that when you said “by whatever means necessary,” it included murder?

Marguerite Hill: That’s her problem, because that’s preposterous. That’s not how I intended it in the slightest. I don’t even have a clue how one might interpret it in that light.

Defense: What if that is what you meant, Ms. Hill? I’m not convinced you’re telling us the truth. Is your name Marguerite Hill?

Marguerite Hill: Of course it is.

Defense: Has it always been Marguerite Hill?

Marguerite Hill: I changed my last name to Hill when I got married. I kept the name after we divorced because I’d already used it on my work. My ex-husband and I are on friendly terms, so I didn’t care about changing it back.

Defense: What about before that?

Marguerite Hill: Before what?

Defense: Ms. Hill, as it turns out, your name was Katherine Bonaparte on your birth certificate.

Marguerite Hill: But how did you…

Defense: Look, Ms. Hill. I’m sorry for what happened to you as a child. The crimes against you were unspeakable and awful. But it’s time to be honest with the court. Please explain to the jury who you are, where you come from, and why you changed your name.

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