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Edith's Diary: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Patricia Highsmith
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Description for Edith's Diary: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Paperback. Edith's Diary is not a thriller, but a tautly written tale of one ordinary woman whose life is slipping out of control and whose grip on reality is loosening. It is considered by many to be Highsmith's masterpiece. Series: VMC. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 199 x 28. Weight in Grams: 278.
BY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF THE TALENTED MR RIPLEY, CAROL AND STRANGERS ON A TRAIN
INTRODUCED BY DENISE MINA
'Highsmith probes to the very core of her heroine with a controlled ferocity and single-mindedness that illuminates every page of her novel' THE TIMES
'A work of extraordinary force and feeling . . . her strongest, her most imaginative' NEW YORKER
'One of the mere twenty or so that I would say were perfect, unimprovable masterpieces' A. N Wilson, DAILY TELEGRAPH
Edith Howland's diary is her most precious possession, and as she ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Virago Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
VMC
Condition
New
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780349004556
SKU
V9780349004556
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Patricia Highsmith
Patricia Highsmith (1921-1995) was born in Fort Worth, Texas, and moved to New York when she was six. In her senior year, she edited the college magazine, having decided at the age of sixteen to become a writer. Her first novel, Strangers on a Train (1950), was made into a classic film by Alfred Hitchcock in 1951. The Talented Mr ... Read more
Reviews for Edith's Diary: A Virago Modern Classic (VMC)
Highsmith probes to the very core of her heroine with a controlled ferocity and single-mindedness that illuminates every page of her novel. It is a masterly book, a haunting book, a book that lingers long in the memory and constantly disturbs and delights
The Times
Edith's Diary is certainly one of the saddest novels I ever read, but ... Read more
The Times
Edith's Diary is certainly one of the saddest novels I ever read, but ... Read more