Forsaking All Others: The Real Betty Broderick Story

by Loretta Schwartz-Nobel

Book Overview

Integrating courtroom drama and psychological analysis, this portrait of Betty Broderick describes her trial for killing her ex-husband and his new wife, the motivations for the murders, and the... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0679416013
• ISBN13: 9780679416012
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Villard Books
• Length: 237 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

One-sided

This was definitely slanted towards Betty’s perspective. If you’re looking for an even account of the events, this isn’t it. Well written for the most part, but not what I was looking for. It can come off a bit disjointed in parts of the narrative.

A revelation!!!

This book was absolutely amazing!!!! It made me feel so many emotions... I love how the author got all sides of the story and how she portrayed Betty Broderick as a hardworking loyal loving wife who was drove to her wits end by her mentally and emotinally abusive husband. The author did a truly amazing job of getting her facts straight and not demonizing Betty like she was portrayed in the media. In all my years of reading, this book was the best I have ever read. I read it in two days and I highly recommend it!!!

I think Betty should've gotten a commendation

This woman works her butt off to put this ingrate through, first, med school and then law school.She suffers countless miscarriages because HE doesn't believe in birth control.And then he throws her over for a bimbo in his office who wasn't half the woman Betty was and wages an emotional and psychological war on his abandoned wife.I agree with the one juror: "What took her so long?"As for the female prosecutor, she's nothing more than a "pilot fish for the patriarchy."