King of the World
Edition: Lrg edition
Series: (Ulverscroft Large Print Series)
Publisher: Ulverscroft Large Print
Published: November 1996
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780708936313
Subjects: Crime & mystery; Modern fiction; Fiction; Fiction - Mystery/ Detective; Mystery & Detective - General; General
First sentence: "Penny for the guy, Miss!" shrieked the importunate urchin, detaching himself from his companions and bouncing across Bridget's path.
Description: When flatmates Bridget and Diane decide to look for another tenant, Norah applies for the room. She says she ia a battered wife and has run away from home. Gradually, however, her lies are revealed. She is not a battered wife but the mother of a mentally ill son and wife of a psychiatrist. Her husband thinks her son is a genius and blames all his problems on Norah's smothering love, saying that she is the one who needs help. Unable to cope any more, Norah has fled, putting them all in mortal danger...
Notes: Author lived 1914-2009.
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