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| Title Statement | Edith's diary / Patricia Highsmith. |
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| Author | Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995 |
| Publication | New York: Grove Press,2018.©1977 |
| Edition | Grove Atlantic edition. |
| Extent of Item | 393 pages ; |
| ISBN | 0802128025 (pbk.) 9780802128027 (pbk.) |
| Other Number | 3331968 |
| General Notes | "Originally published in Great Britain in 1977 by William Heinemann Ltd."--Title page verso. Reprint. First published by Grove Atlantic: December 1999. |
| Summary | "Edith Howland's diary is her most precious possession. After moving with her family from New York City to suburban Pennsylvania, Edith's husband abandons her for a younger woman, leaving her trapped in a bleak existence with her degenerate son and his senile uncle. As Edith's life turns sour, she retreats into her writing; and while her life plunges into chaos, a disturbing tale of success and happiness blooms in her diary. She invents a happy life, and as she knits for imaginary grandchildren, the real world recedes further still, marking a descent into madness that may well be unstoppable."--Back cover. |
| Subjects & Genres | |
| By Topic | Middle-aged women--Fiction |
| Diaries (Blank-books)--Fiction | |
| Escape (Psychology)--Fiction | |
| By Genre | Psychological fiction |
