The Cry of the Owl
Author: Highsmith, Patricia
ISBN: 9781784876807
Publisher: VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 200mm x 129mm x 19mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Reissued to mark the centenary of Patricia Highsmith and the upcoming BBC adaption, Ripley, these beautiful new editions mark Highsmith's entry into Vintage Classics
'Extraordinary... one of her finest novels' Guardian
"If everybody in the world didn't keep watching to see what everybody else did, we'd all go berserk."
Jenny believes that sighting an owl is a portent of death. When she spots a stranger looking in through her window one night, she believes that he is an omen too. But fate doesn't work in the way that either of them expect.
This novel of suspense and paranoia draws on Highsmith's own experience of being a stalker.
ISBN: 9781784876807
Publisher: VINTAGE ARROW - MASS MARKET
Year First Published: 2021
Pages: 272
Dimensions: 200mm x 129mm x 19mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Reissued to mark the centenary of Patricia Highsmith and the upcoming BBC adaption, Ripley, these beautiful new editions mark Highsmith's entry into Vintage Classics
'Extraordinary... one of her finest novels' Guardian
"If everybody in the world didn't keep watching to see what everybody else did, we'd all go berserk."
Jenny believes that sighting an owl is a portent of death. When she spots a stranger looking in through her window one night, she believes that he is an omen too. But fate doesn't work in the way that either of them expect.
This novel of suspense and paranoia draws on Highsmith's own experience of being a stalker.
