"Someday they'll go down together / they'll bury them side by side. / To few itβll be grief / To the law a relief / But itβs death for Bonnie and Clyde.β
The story of Americaβs most infamous crime spree told in the raw and honest voice of the woman who lived it, Bonnie Parker.
Texas: 1931. Bonnie Parkerβs dreams of the limelight and a white picket fence are on hold. Sheβs a waitress in Dallas, endlessly writing letters to the governor pleading for the release of the man she loves: a reckless, quick-smiling boy named Clyde Barrow, sentenced to fourteen years at the notorious Eastham prison farm.
When Clyde is paroled early, Bonnie thinks their life is about to really begin. But Clyde has changed in prison. Distant, damaged, and dogged by the cops, he knows itβs only a matter of time before the law tries to lock him up again. Thatβs not something he or Bonnie can bear. When heβs fired from his jobβand now breaking paroleβhe decides to make a run for it. Leave Texas. Get enough cash to make a fresh start in a new state. And, of course, he wants his beloved Bonnie to come with him.
Itβs just one stolen car. One robbed bank. Then, they can have the life they always wanted. Or so they think, as they set out.
Unflinching and yet deeply empathetic, Jenni L. Walshβs Side by Side tells the story of America's most iconic outlaws.
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