Patricia Highsmith

Deep Water

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In Deep Water, set in the quiet, small town of Little Wesley, Patricia Highsmith has created a vicious and suspenseful tale of love gone sour.

Vic and Melinda Van Allen's loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. Eventually, Vic can no longer suppress his jealousy and tries to win back his wife by asserting himself through a tall tale of murder—one that soon comes true. In this complex portrayal of a dangerous psychosis emerging in the most unlikely of places, Highsmith examines the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life.
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308 printed pages
Original publication
2003
Publication year
2003
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  • Habitante de librohas quoted3 years ago
    Hatred was a tiring emotion, but Melinda had nothing else to do with herself.
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    Underneath all her wildness she was rather a coward and a conformist.
  • Habitante de librohas quoted3 years ago
    Suddenly Vic was aware of the placidity of the water around him, of the soundlessness all around him.

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