The Woman Who Fed The Dogs

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Kristien Hemmerechts. The Woman Who Fed The Dogs

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MEDEA MEETS DEXTER

The most hated woman in Belgium sits in her prison cell preparing for imminent release, laboring through the memories of her former life. Obsessive and reflective, yet crucially lacking in remorse, Odette’s testimony is a tricky script to untangle. Based on the real-life events of Michelle Martin, ex-wife of the notorious child abductor, murderer and serial rapist, Marc Dutroux, this is a powerful and intelligent fictionalized account of the inner workings of Michelle Martin’s mind before, during, and after the crimes that shook a nation in the 1990s.

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All those men who went to the Congo had only a single aim. But they were never punished. No, no. They were heroes.

When M’s mother’s nerves got bad, she started hitting out. She hit people straight in the face. M was also hit by her. M! He didn’t hit back, ever. ‘I ignored it,’ he said. ‘Surely you don’t think she’s ever hurt me?’

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