REMEMBER THE SHADOWS

by David Duncan ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 1, 1944

Morbid melodrama with human, rather than moral, rationalizations, in a novel of brooding and violent sections, with neurotic and psychiatric contours, set in an isolated mountain ledge in the West where Howard Jones and his family spend the su. The family include a second wife, Helen, mentally unstable; Jean Burton, her nurse; and James' mistress; and , his -year-old son, adult, alcoholic and bitter. The story comes to a crisis when the psychiatrist, on the verge of giving the verdict on Helen's condition, is murdered, Helen does not know whether or not she committed the crime; Jean baits her but refuses to expose her as she waste her sanity established so that Howard can divorce her; defends his stepmother, whom he loves, and retaliates against Jean. A grim tale.

Pub Date: March 1, 1944

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: McBride

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: March 1, 1944

Categories: FICTION