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A Reliable Wife
Author: Robert Goolrick Binding: PaperbackPublished: 2010-01-05ISBN: 1565129776Availability:
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A Reliable Wife by: Robert Goolrick
Editorial Review:
He placed a notice in a Chicago paper, an advertisement for "a reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving her a wealthy widow, able to take care of the one she truly loved.A Reliable Wife is an enthralling tale of love and madness, of longing and murder.
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Avg. Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0
Theme resounds of Cornell Goolrich's book Waltz into darkness.:
'A Reliable wife', while being a very well written novel, held no intrigue for me as it is almost a copy of Cornell Woolrich's novel, Waltz into Darkness. Mail order bride, picture does not match the real person, the sister, the lover from the past, the slow poisoning of her husband, and the husband falling madly in love with her despite all these, are all taken from the previous novel, Waltz into Darkness, made into the movie 'Original Sin' starring Angelina Jolie.Has no one else seen the resemblance?
I'm glad I wasn't the editor.. this guy wouldn't have gotten published!:
What's with all the rave reviews on the back cover? This book, pure and simple, was a huge waste of time. Nothing in the entire book was even remotely believable, and as someone said on Goodreads, it just backs up the theory that men think about sex every 7 seconds. More like every 3 seconds in this book. I want the last week of my life back! Save your money, find a reliable author! I didn't like any of the characters:
I read this book since the jacket said it was "suspenseful" but when I got into the book I was very disappointed. I could not stand any of the weird characters. Ralph Truitt the older man was a totally unlikeable person and his relationship with Catherine unfathomable. Catherine Land and Antonio MOrelli, Truitt's second wife and son respectively were totally unbelievable and Morelli was somewhat of a cartoon villain--but oddly enough the book came somewhat to life after pressing through chapters about... more info outside the crowd:
I was surprised to see so many negative reviews of this novel and feel somewhat outside the crowd in my views. Is the book predictable? Yes. Is it gloomy? Perhaps a little. Yet, I find the prose beautifully pieced together to create a story about redemption. I feel the characters are believable in motivation and reaction, and I appreciated the setting as one of those characters. I actually sympathized with Ralph and Catherine--either because or in spite of their human failings. One of the better books I've... more info Similar Products:
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