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  • The Amazing Mrs Livesey

  • The Remarkable Story of Australia's Greatest Imposter
  • By: Freda Marnie Nicholls
  • Narrated by: Ella James
  • Length: 7 hrs and 25 mins
  • 4.2 out of 5 stars (19 ratings)

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The Amazing Mrs Livesey

By: Freda Marnie Nicholls
Narrated by: Ella James
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Publisher's Summary

This is the truly remarkable life story of the notorious Ethel Livesey, a serial fraudster and confidence trickster who became a media sensation after she ran out on her society wedding in 1945 and later was arrested for obtaining goods by false pretences.

With a prologue by Ethel Livesey's granddaughter, this extraordinary tale of Australia's greatest fraudster is told for the first time in rich and fascinating detail.

©2016 Freda Marnie Nicholls (P)2016 W.F. Howes Ltd

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"Too unbelievable [for] a work of non-fiction!" ( Sunshine Coast Daily)

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Wonderful narration by Ella James

Fascinating insight into a larger than life woman from a different era in Australian history. On par with Ponzi.

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