{"product_id":"9780349004556-ediths-diary","title":"Edith's Diary","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Virago Modern Classic\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEdith's Diary\u003c\/i\u003e is not a thriller, but a tautly written tale of one ordinary woman whose life is slipping out of control and whose grip on reality is loosening. It is considered by many to be Highsmith's masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBY THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE TALENTED MR RIPLEY\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCAROL\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eSTRANGERS ON A TRAIN\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eINTRODUCED BY DENISE MINA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Highsmith probes to the very core of her heroine with a controlled ferocity and single-mindedness that illuminates every page of her novel' \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A work of extraordinary force and feeling . her strongest, her most imaginative' \u003ci\u003eNEW YORKER \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'One of the mere twenty or so that I would say were perfect, unimprovable masterpieces' A. N Wilson, \u003ci\u003eDAILY TELEGRAPH  \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdith Howland's diary is her most precious possession, and as she is moving house she is making sure it's safe. A suburban housewife in fifties America, she is moving to Brunswick with her husband Brett and her beloved son, Cliffie, to start a new life for them all. She is optimistic, but most of all she has high hopes for her new venture with Brett, a local newspaper, the \u003ci\u003eBrunswick Corner Bugle\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. Life seems full of promise, and indeed, to read her diary, filled with her most intimate feelings and revelations, you would never think otherwise. Strange, then, that reality is so dangerously different .\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56517576294774,"sku":"9780349004556","price":9.42,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29823301.jpg?v=1761290139","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780349004556-ediths-diary","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}