Book
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The lodger
Call Number
- FICTION TREG (CEN, OSH)
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2014.
Physical Description
262 pages ; 22 cm
Summary
"Dorothy Richardson is existing just above the poverty line, doing secretarial work at a dentist's office when she is invited to spend the weekend with a childhood friend. Jane has recently married a writer who is hovering on the brink of fame. His name is H.G. Wells, or Bertie, as they call him. Dorothy notices his grey-blue eyes taking her in, openly signalling approval. He tells her he and Jane have an agreement which allows them the freedom to take lovers, although Dorothy can tell her friend would not be happy with that arrangement. Not wanting to betray Jane, yet unable to draw back, Dorothy free-falls into an affair with Bertie"--