The House of Dolls
by Barbara Comyns
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This is pretty decent for an 82-year old, but it’s less a novel than notes towards one. Featuring the usual Comyns cast of eccentrics but not her eccentric prose style, it’s for Comyns completists only.
Too depressing too read. A mordant mystery would be more fun.
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Boarding House and Hotel Fiction
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- Original publication date
- 1989
- First words
- 'Amy Doll, are you telling me that all those old girls upstairs are tarts?'
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Still, it was a comfort to be on the right side of the law.
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- 103
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- Reviews
- 2
- Rating
- (3.48)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 5
