THE HOUSE ON PLYMOUTH STREET

by Ursula Curtiss ‧ RELEASE DATE: Aug. 1, 1985

A fine collection of short stories from veteran novelist Curtiss (Dog in the Manger, etc.). Though they're alike in the current of menace that runs beneath seeming normality, there are differences enough to avoid monotony. The title story sets the tone, with young Mrs. Tyrell, happy at finding just the right house for her family, suddenly confronted with an unspeakable enemy. Why, in ""The Right Perspective,"" is totally narcissistic Jason Willoughby, waited on hand and foot by an adoring wife, suddenly busy with domestic chores? The sick jealousy of the mother-in-law in ""Something Green and Growing"" is being cleverly channeled by someone even sicker. And there's solid, stolid Roger Corbin in ""Point of No Return,"" whose murder of a finally intolerable wife will lead to a bond even more hellish. Fine-tuned perceptions of character, sharp-eyed observations of the telling detail in dress and decor, and a restrained and polished finesse in the writing style make for first-class storytelling.

Pub Date: Aug. 1, 1985

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Dodd, Mead

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Kirkus Reviews Issue: July 15, 1985

Categories: FICTION