Visits from the Drowned Girl
Steven Sherrill
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Paperback. Used paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Benny Poteat is the only witness to a young woman's suicide. Should he go to the police? Or keep the biggest secret he has ever had all to himself? When Benny decides to find out who the woman was, what starts as a blackly humorous tale peopled by misfits and loners, gradually descends into darkness and obsession. At first a benign and likeable outsider, Benny's secret begins to overwhelm him and, once he realises he has left it too late to do the right thing, he loses control of his obsession and becomes incapable of living ... Read more
Benny Poteat is the only witness to a young woman's suicide. Should he go to the police? Or keep the biggest secret he has ever had all to himself? When Benny decides to find out who the woman was, what starts as a blackly humorous tale peopled by misfits and loners, gradually descends into darkness and obsession. At first a benign and likeable outsider, Benny's secret begins to overwhelm him and, once he realises he has left it too late to do the right thing, he loses control of his obsession and becomes incapable of living ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Canongate Books
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781841955094
SKU
KRF0025521
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-3
About Steven Sherrill
STEVEN SHERRILL is a poet and short story writer as well as the author of The Minotaur Takes a Cigarette Break (Canongate, 2003). He lives in Illinois.
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