I enjoyed reading this "gothic" tale A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. It is set in 1907 rural Wisconsin which has a long and bitter winter. Wealthy Ralph Truitt advertises for a wife to ease the 20 year loneliness since his first wife died. Catherine Land responds to the advertisement and arrives in the depths of winter. She is motivated by greed as she realises the extent of Truitt's wealth. They marry and Truitt asks her to travel to the city and bring back his "prodigal son". There are some twists to the story and the reader wonders what the outcome will be. Both Truitt and Catherine have murky pasts, but how will that affect them now? It is a story of love, greed, revenge and redemption. A haunting tale. The author says he was profoundly influenced by the 1973 book (recently republished) Wisconsin Death Trip. 41/2/5Monday, September 19, 2011
A Reliable Wife
I enjoyed reading this "gothic" tale A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick. It is set in 1907 rural Wisconsin which has a long and bitter winter. Wealthy Ralph Truitt advertises for a wife to ease the 20 year loneliness since his first wife died. Catherine Land responds to the advertisement and arrives in the depths of winter. She is motivated by greed as she realises the extent of Truitt's wealth. They marry and Truitt asks her to travel to the city and bring back his "prodigal son". There are some twists to the story and the reader wonders what the outcome will be. Both Truitt and Catherine have murky pasts, but how will that affect them now? It is a story of love, greed, revenge and redemption. A haunting tale. The author says he was profoundly influenced by the 1973 book (recently republished) Wisconsin Death Trip. 41/2/5
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