It was an unfortunate mistake. I shouldn’t laugh. No really, I shouldn’t. From the Evening Standard:
WHSmith sorry for Josef Fritzl Father’s Day promotion
Amar Singh19.06.09
High street chain WH Smith apologised today after promoting a book on cellar rapist Josef Fritzl as a Father’s Day gift.
Shoppers at the Lewisham branch were shocked to see a non-fiction book on the Austrian, who kept his daughter captive for 24 years, in a “Top 50 Books for Dad†display.