The Midden
Middenhall is a hideous English mansion, owned by the Midden family, and a wide and wild collection of Middens live on the property. Their idyllic country life is shattered with the appearance of Timothy Bright, who mysteriously appears, stark naked, under the bed of Marjorie Midden's handyman. Add to this mix a corrupt and not too bright chief constable who cooks up a sex scandal allegedly taking place at Middenhall to deflect publicity from his own nefarious deeds. The plot is akin to a Shakespeare comedy of errors, albeit a very dark comedy, with unlikely twists and turns on every page and sex and violence running rampant. The "happy ending" is all but obscured by the dead bodies, the sexual abuse, and the smoldering ruins of Middenhall. Shakespeare it is not. Monty Python fans will be amused. For larger collections.?Joanna M. Burkhardt, Univ. of Rhode Island Coll. of Continuing Education Lib., ProvidenceCopyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.