Severance
Author: Robert Olen Butler; Buy New: $11.16

The human head is believed to remain in a state of consciousness for one and one-half minutes after decapitation.  In a heightened state of emotion, people speak at the rate of 160 words per minute. Inspired by this information, the author has written 62 stories capturing the flow of thoughts and feelings that go through a person's
mind after their head has been severed. Includes Piers Gaveston, Anne Boleyn, Katherine Howard, Lady Jane Grey, Mary Queen of Scots, and many other historical figures.  Not a novel but just too darn intriguing to leave out.  NH

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