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15 giu 1977 · Edith's Diary is by no means an easy book. But like all of Patricia Highsmith's novels is a masterpiece of claustrophobic suspense. I read it almost 15 years ago when I was a college student in Caracas, and believe it or not this story of a woman trapped in her home with a son from hell was a cult following novel for my generation, as well as almost all of Highsmith work.
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7 mag 2015 · Edith's Diary is certainly one of the saddest novels I ever read, but it is also one of the mere twenty or so that I would say were perfect, unimprovable masterpieces A.N Wilson, Daily Telegraph Edith's fall takes the form of a psychological chiller, but there is also something larger, the poignancy of her struggle not to go under.
As Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. She invents a happy life. As she knits for imaginary grandchildren, the real world recedes.
Edith's Diary is the personal account of a middle-aged housewife during the period of mid-1950s to mid-1970s where the woman, slowly but surely, suffers from a total psychological meltdown. Unlike similar stories, there is little in the way of soap operatic drama (no major fights between spouses, no lurid scandals).
- Patricia Highsmith
6 giu 1977 · Edith's Diary by Patricia Highsmith (1977-06-06) Hardcover. As Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. She invents a happy life. As she knits for imaginary grandchildren, the real world recedes. Her descent into madness is subtle, appalling, and entirely believable.
- Patricia Highsmith
Le Journal d'Édith ( Edith's Diary) est un roman à suspense psychologique de Patricia Highsmith et est le dix-septième de ses vingt-deux romans. Il a été publié en 1977 au Royaume-Uni par Heinemann . Un critique l'a décrit comme « une dissection implacable d'une vie non exceptionnelle qui s'épuise par manque d'amour et de bonheur » 1 .
As Edith Howland's life becomes harsh, her diary entries only become brighter and brighter. She invents a happy life. As she knits for imaginary grandchildren, the real world recedes.
