A Reliable Wife
Autor Robert Goolricken Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 dec 2009
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Great Lakes Book Awards (2009), Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award (2009), New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award (2009)
With echoes of "Wuthering Heights" and "Rebecca," Robert Goolrick's intoxicating debut novel delivers a classic tale of suspenseful seduction, set in a world that seems to have gone temporarily off its axis.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781565129771
ISBN-10: 1565129776
Pagini: 305
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL
ISBN-10: 1565129776
Pagini: 305
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.39 kg
Editura: ALGONQUIN BOOKS OF CHAPEL HILL
Recenzii
"A Reliable Wife" "generates some real suspense . . .This darkly nuanced psychological tale builds to a strong and satisfying close." -Publishers Weekly
"After breaking through with a disquieting memoir . . . Goolrick applies his storytelling talents to a debut novel, set in 1907, about icy duplicity and heated vengeance. . . . A sublime murder ballad that doesn't turn out at all the way one might expect." -"Kirkus," starred review
"Goolrick twists a familiar story, refashioning it into something completely original. . . . Few have permeated their narratives with gothic elements and suspense to such great effect. . . . The unforeseen conclusion provides a big payoff for readers of this tension-laden debut from a promising new talent."-Booklist
"After breaking through with a disquieting memoir . . . Goolrick applies his storytelling talents to a debut novel, set in 1907, about icy duplicity and heated vengeance. . . . A sublime murder ballad that doesn't turn out at all the way one might expect." -"Kirkus," starred review
"Goolrick twists a familiar story, refashioning it into something completely original. . . . Few have permeated their narratives with gothic elements and suspense to such great effect. . . . The unforeseen conclusion provides a big payoff for readers of this tension-laden debut from a promising new talent."-Booklist
Descriere
He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for "a reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving her a wealthy widow, able to take care of the one she truly loved.
What Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own. And what neither anticipated was that they would fall so completely in love.
Filled with unforgettable characters, and shimmering with color and atmosphere, "A Reliable Wife" is an enthralling tale of love and madness, of longing and murder.
What Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own. And what neither anticipated was that they would fall so completely in love.
Filled with unforgettable characters, and shimmering with color and atmosphere, "A Reliable Wife" is an enthralling tale of love and madness, of longing and murder.
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Premii
- Great Lakes Book Awards Finalist, 2009
- Midwest Booksellers' Choice Award Honor Book, 2009
- New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association Award Winner, 2009