The Black House
Penzler Books / Mysterious Press, March, 1988. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good / No Jacket As Issued. Item #299288
ISBN: 0892962275
Horrific tragedy becomes disturbingly ordinary in The Black House, a masterful collection of short stories, written during a particularly dark time in Patricia Highsmith's life. As readers will discover, the work eerily evokes the warm familiarities of suburban life: the manicured lawns, the white picket fences, and the local pubs, each providing the backbone for her chilling portraits. Seemingly small indiscretions and infidelities--along with love affairs and murder--consume the characters that commit them. Cycles of destructive jealousy overwhelm the cheating protagonists of "Blow It" and "When in Rome," and the title story explores small-town male camaraderie and the destructive secret it masks. This enthralling collection of eleven stories presents Highsmith at her finest: melancholy, suspenseful, and sizzling with a powerful awareness of human emotion.
Octavo. In stiff cardstock slipcase wrapped in black textured paper. Black cloth covered boards with gold lettering along spine. Tight binding. 'Of this first edition, 250 copies have been numbered and signed by the author.' This is copy no. 189/250. Signed by Highsmith on limitation page. [258 pages]
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