Marise Tomelty is a child-wife who dislikes sex and is terrified of open spaces. Ralph Shilling, a dealer in pesticides, lives in the flat above the Tomeltys'. One day, Marise's traveling-salesman husband casually mentions that he recognizes Ralph as John Brown, the suspect who, for lack of evidence, was acquitted in an actrocious double murder. Nevertheless, Marise encourages Ralph's attentions, intoxicated by a heady mix of passion and fear. In this shrewdly-observed novel, A.L. Barker explores the tug between body and soul, life and death, truth and fantasy.
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Marise Tomelty is a child-wife who dislikes sex and is terrified of open spaces. Ralph Shilling, a dealer in pesticides, lives in the flat above the Tomeltys'. One day, Marise's traveling-salesman husband casually mentions that he recognizes Ralph as John Brown, the suspect who, for lack of evidence, was acquitted in an actrocious double murder. Nevertheless, Marise encourages Ralph's attentions, intoxicated by a heady mix of passion and fear. In this shrewdly-observed novel, A. L. Barker explores the tug between body and soul, life and death, truth and fantasy.
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I have not read all of it but I have read John Brown's Prayer part and thought that it was great. I need to read the rest of it soon -Claire
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Marise saw at once that this place was far behind Plummer Court. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Brown, Uncle Fred, Ralph Shilling, Jack Tomelty, Madame Belmondo, Casimir Terrace, Lilliput Lodge, Miss Elvie, Thorne Farm, Miss Fran, Isle of Wight New!
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Marise saw at once that this place was far behind Plummer Court. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
John Brown, Uncle Fred, Ralph Shilling, Jack Tomelty, Madame Belmondo, Casimir Terrace, Lilliput Lodge, Miss Elvie, Thorne Farm, Miss Fran, Isle of Wight New!
Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Woman Who Talked to Herself by A.L. Barker in Front Matter
- George Eliot: Centenary Essays and an Unpublished Fragment (Barnes and Nobel Critical Studies) by Anne Smith in Back Matter
- My Brilliant Career by Miles Franklin in Back Matter
- Heavy Feather by A. L. Barker in Front Matter
- The Bread and Butter Stories by Mary Norton in Back Matter
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