Author

Publication

1936 - Doubleday, Doran & Company, inc., Garden City, N.Y, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

88,750 words, Guess

Page Count

355 pages

Identifiers

Classifications

  • LCCPZ3.W1655 Pp2

Description

This story is set in the English Lake District and involves a mother's attempts to rescue her small son from a sadist, in this instance a grandfather with an overweening ego and a thirst for a gratification of his sense of power. The boy's mother, his aunt, the boy himself are prey to the old man's madness, and the story gathers momentum until they are forced to escape from the setting which gives him his power. It's a skilful build-up of atmosphere and suspense.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • A prayer for my sonDoubleday, Doran & Company, inc.1936-01-01

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