A QUESTION OF INNOCENCE

by Donald Winks ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 20, 1960

The destructive course of the attractive McClures, an extremely wealthy New York family, is followed by Henry Adams, new to this city, who now tells their story and in so doing witnesses the sorry proof that the betrayal of innocence can lead to the worst corruption of all. When Henry meets Justin McClure in a bar- a favorite residence- Justin is brooding over, and determined to expose, the facts behind an accident six years before which now finds his sister Anne, the innocent here, in a wheelchair, has led to the separation of his parents. They are Thomas and the exquisite Miranda; and a temporizing society priest, Father Satterthwaite, and Hugh Worthing, purportedly in love with Anne, are the only other intimates of the household.. Now as Anne goes to Lourdes, for the cure which restores her physically but destroys her otherwise, Justin secures the evidence of what he had always suspected, uncovers some ugly truths and proves that Freud is stronger than God- certainly in the dishonest performance of his ministry by Father Satterthwaite.... A bright, facile, bittersweet entertainment-this handles the conundrum of innocence and guilt in terms of personable people who have a certain aura- say the beautiful and the damned- and while it is perhaps too sleek to be taken too seriously- it should seduce a feminine audience, during the season which finds them most impressionable.

Pub Date: June 20, 1960

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Macmillan

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1960

Categories: FICTION