Start by marking “Edith's Diary” as Want to Read: After she rushes to conceal it, she dies accidentally. The nearest label I could give is "Psychological Drama" where nothing really comes as a surprise once you are fairly sure of the mental makeup of the main characters - Edith, her husband Brett, her son Cliff and an elderly, disabled uncle. She wants to save Chris, who himself has long abandoned “normality”, from the threat of forced admission to a psychiatric hospital through his love. Alone in the house, Cliffie ponders his own worries about someone inspecting the diary.
Read it and weep.This is quite different from most of Highsmith's fiction in that it's barely a crime narrative at all, more of a literary novel. I haven’t felt this genuinely sad for a character in a book ever. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Highsmith replicated the dislocation she used in The Cry of the Owl years earlier, moving her characters from New York City to small-town Pennsylvania. It begins with Edith Howland, her husband Brett, their 10 year old son Clifford (aka "Cliffie"), and the family pet poised to move from their Manhattan apartment to their new house in Pennsylvania, a stone's throw from Philadelphia. "Edith's Ennui" should be the subtitle. Her husband has left her for a younger woman. Things don't go smoothly for Edith. Books to Borrow. But the deranged quality of Highsmith’s glacially paced, maniacal storytelling puts a different spin on it. It made me way too uneasy to have it close by.I must start by saying that reading Patricia Highsmith is always an I must start by saying that reading Patricia Highsmith is always an I read and enjoyed a couple of Patricia Highsmith's I read and enjoyed a couple of Patricia Highsmith's It took me like 8 months to get through this tiny little book.Edith's life is not going according to plan. She wraps up her diary carefully - the repository of her hopes and dreams for the future, it plays a key part in this edgy, uncomfortable but strangely compelling novel. Edith attempts to remain positive. It also feels rather more personal. I felt so close to the protagonist that, although I kept Highsmith's books at the time, after a while I had to make this one leave home. In the diary, she details an imaginary life in which both she and Cliffie achieve grand success and gratification; friendships are more easy-going and she enjoys grandchildren. She is an avid journaler, and has created the ideal, perfect life for herself. Knopf rejected the manuscript in 1976. A small life disintegrates from meh to miserable, as the psychological deterioration of Edith—the titular character—is caused largely by the unfeeling, selfish, burdensome men in her life, coupled with great loss and minor progress. This “fine and chilling character study” (Newsweek), though, charts a diary gone wrong. Poor Edith! Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations over the years. Her downward spiral and depression is bothEdith's life is not going according to plan. by Atlantic Monthly Press Like many of her protagonists, the titular Edith suffers a fracturing of reality precipitated by pressure to conform to the expectations of others. She takes with her a diary into which she has channeled her inmost thoughts and worldly observations. January 18th 1994 And it is truly devastating. To help you sleuth out a new read, we asked five of the season’s hottest myst...As Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. IN COLLECTIONS. Get this from a library! It is her most cherished possession. In 1965, Brett abandons Edith for a younger woman. The nearest label I could give is "Psychological Drama" where nothing really comes as a surprise once you are fairly sure of the mental makeup of the main characters - Edith, her husband Brett, her son Cliff and an elderly, disabled uncle.Incredibly depressing and incredibly true. It apparently encountered problems because of its failure to fit into the recognizable genres of crime, suspense, Like many of her protagonists, the titular Edith suffers a fracturing of reality precipitated by pressure to conform to the expectations of others. She is left living with an alcoholic, delinquent Cliffie and her husband's senile uncle, George. Be the first to ask a question about Edith's Diary I felt so close to the protagonist that, although I kept Highsmith's books at the time, after a while I had to make this one leave home. Wonderfully written account of a person going mad. Internet Archive Books. Her ex-husband not only left her, but also left his aging, invalid uncle in Edith's care. It is essentially a square’s nightmare. I don't think this is a perfect novel (I thought the ending a little weak) but there's a good 200 or more pages of this that is very gripping in its oddball way.Must read if you are a fan of PH.
Read it and weep.This is quite different from most of Highsmith's fiction in that it's barely a crime narrative at all, more of a literary novel. I haven’t felt this genuinely sad for a character in a book ever. Books for People with Print Disabilities. Highsmith replicated the dislocation she used in The Cry of the Owl years earlier, moving her characters from New York City to small-town Pennsylvania. It begins with Edith Howland, her husband Brett, their 10 year old son Clifford (aka "Cliffie"), and the family pet poised to move from their Manhattan apartment to their new house in Pennsylvania, a stone's throw from Philadelphia. "Edith's Ennui" should be the subtitle. Her husband has left her for a younger woman. Things don't go smoothly for Edith. Books to Borrow. But the deranged quality of Highsmith’s glacially paced, maniacal storytelling puts a different spin on it. It made me way too uneasy to have it close by.I must start by saying that reading Patricia Highsmith is always an I must start by saying that reading Patricia Highsmith is always an I read and enjoyed a couple of Patricia Highsmith's I read and enjoyed a couple of Patricia Highsmith's It took me like 8 months to get through this tiny little book.Edith's life is not going according to plan. She wraps up her diary carefully - the repository of her hopes and dreams for the future, it plays a key part in this edgy, uncomfortable but strangely compelling novel. Edith attempts to remain positive. It also feels rather more personal. I felt so close to the protagonist that, although I kept Highsmith's books at the time, after a while I had to make this one leave home. In the diary, she details an imaginary life in which both she and Cliffie achieve grand success and gratification; friendships are more easy-going and she enjoys grandchildren. She is an avid journaler, and has created the ideal, perfect life for herself. Knopf rejected the manuscript in 1976. A small life disintegrates from meh to miserable, as the psychological deterioration of Edith—the titular character—is caused largely by the unfeeling, selfish, burdensome men in her life, coupled with great loss and minor progress. This “fine and chilling character study” (Newsweek), though, charts a diary gone wrong. Poor Edith! Patricia Highsmith was an American novelist who is known mainly for her psychological crime thrillers which have led to more than two dozen film adaptations over the years. Her downward spiral and depression is bothEdith's life is not going according to plan. by Atlantic Monthly Press Like many of her protagonists, the titular Edith suffers a fracturing of reality precipitated by pressure to conform to the expectations of others. She takes with her a diary into which she has channeled her inmost thoughts and worldly observations. January 18th 1994 And it is truly devastating. To help you sleuth out a new read, we asked five of the season’s hottest myst...As Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. IN COLLECTIONS. Get this from a library! It is her most cherished possession. In 1965, Brett abandons Edith for a younger woman. The nearest label I could give is "Psychological Drama" where nothing really comes as a surprise once you are fairly sure of the mental makeup of the main characters - Edith, her husband Brett, her son Cliff and an elderly, disabled uncle.Incredibly depressing and incredibly true. It apparently encountered problems because of its failure to fit into the recognizable genres of crime, suspense, Like many of her protagonists, the titular Edith suffers a fracturing of reality precipitated by pressure to conform to the expectations of others. She is left living with an alcoholic, delinquent Cliffie and her husband's senile uncle, George. Be the first to ask a question about Edith's Diary I felt so close to the protagonist that, although I kept Highsmith's books at the time, after a while I had to make this one leave home. Wonderfully written account of a person going mad. Internet Archive Books. Her ex-husband not only left her, but also left his aging, invalid uncle in Edith's care. It is essentially a square’s nightmare. I don't think this is a perfect novel (I thought the ending a little weak) but there's a good 200 or more pages of this that is very gripping in its oddball way.Must read if you are a fan of PH.