:: Please note that this episode touches on topics that may be triggering for some, including suicide, trafficking, and murder ::

Welcome to THE PUBLICIST SPEAKS! Jessica speaks with Gayle Brandies about the notorious serial killer Countess Ezrabet Bathory and the hundreds of women and girls she killed in the late 16th century.

Gayle's new book MANY RESTLESS CONCERNS: THE VICTIMS OF COUNTESS BATHORY SPEAK IN CHORUS, gives voices to the victims of Countess Bathory. This novel in poems, gives insight to the lives of these women and girls as they moved from their homes (whether by choice or by force) into the glorious castle, never to be seen again. To learn more about Gayle Brandeis and her work, visit http://gaylebrandeis.com/

Gayle and Jessica talk in depth about the horrors she wrote about in this novel, and how these same horrors still exist 500 years later in 2020.

Listen now to hear more about this incredible book and the importance of giving voices to those who have been silenced.