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The Dark Sister [Paperback]

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  • Category: Books (Fiction)
  • Author:  Goldstein, Rebecca
  • Author:  Goldstein, Rebecca
  • ISBN-10:  0299199940
  • ISBN-10:  0299199940
  • ISBN-13:  9780299199944
  • ISBN-13:  9780299199944
  • Publisher:  University of Wisconsin Press
  • Publisher:  University of Wisconsin Press
  • Pages:  304
  • Pages:  304
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Binding:  Paperback
  • Pub Date:  01-Jan-2004
  • Pub Date:  01-Jan-2004
  • SKU:  0299199940-11-MPOD
  • SKU:  0299199940-11-MPOD
  • Item ID: 102462433
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If you like the fiction of Henry James, the psychology of his brother William, and have a taste for Gothic mysteries you will enjoyThe Dark Sister. The novel is a curious mixture of the Victorian repressiveness about sex, intricate stories within stories, and Jewish humor.

With a new afterword

If you like the fiction of Henry James, the psychology of his brother William, and have a taste for Gothic mysteries you will enjoyThe Dark Sister. The novel is a curious mixture of the Victorian repressiveness about sex, intricate stories within stories, and Jewish humor.

With a new afterword

Clever, observant and nimble. . . . A wicked satire on feminist fiction. . . . Simultaneously re-examining one of her own favorite themes, first laid out in The Mind-Body Problem, namely, the relationship between reason and passion, the intellect and the hungry soul. —The New York Times

Immensely ambitious . . . Teems with ideas and provocative suggestions. —The Washington Post

Goldstein has cleverly constructed a highly imaginative tale. —Publisher's Weekly

Rich historical/psychological thriller . . . Successful blend of metaphysical suspense and satirical comment. —Chicago Tribune
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