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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-100313294135
ISBN-139780313294136
eBay Product ID (ePID)109652
Product Key Features
Number of Pages192 Pages
Publication NameMary Higgins Clark : a Critical Companion
LanguageEnglish
SubjectMystery & Detective, General
Publication Year1995
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism
AuthorLinda De Roche
SeriesCritical Companions to Popular Contemporary Writers Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceCollege Audience
LCCN95-004660
Reviews"Pelzer does a commendable job exploring the serious themes and deeper issues underlying the surface appeal ot Clark's work...This is a book that has several potential uses. Fans of Clark's novels will enjoy the biographical information on their favorite author and the detailed examinations of the plots and characters in her stories. Students doing literary research on Clark will appreciate having all this data in onw handy source. Librarians involved in readers advisory work will welcome this title as a source of information on understanding the appeal of this perennially popular author...If Clark is popular among your patrons or if you experience lots of literature reports, this is a title to consider." VOYA
Dewey Edition20
Number of Volumes1 vol.
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.54
Table Of ContentSeries Foreword by Kathleen Gregory Klein Introduction "The Queen of Suspense" Mary Higgins Clark and the Novel of Suspense Where Are the Children? (1975) A Stranger Is Watching (1978) The Cradle Will Fall (1980) A Cry in the Night (1982) Stillwatch (1984) Weep No More, My Lady (1987) and The Lottery Winner (1994) While My Pretty One Sleeps (1989) Loves Music, Loves to Dance (1991) All Around the Town (1992) I'll Be Seeing You (1993) Remember Me (1994); and The Anastasia Syndrome (1989) Bibliography Index
SynopsisBest-selling author Mary Higgins Clark, the Queen of Suspense, uses a popular literary genre, the novel of mystery and suspense, to explore contemporary social issues and the reality of evil in the lives of ordinary people. This first critical study of her work reveals the serious intent of a popular writer of popular fiction. It examines common themes--the consequences of crime on innocent victims, how crime forces its victims to confront their deepest psychological fears and the terror of the past--and explores Clark's treatment of current social issues from capital punishment to child abuse. The study provides close textual analysis of each novel in turn, revealing the surprising depth of Clark's work and her extraordinary gift for working within a number of literary genres under the guise of popular fiction. This study analyzes all of Clark's fiction including her most recent Remember Me and The Lottery Winner . Pelzer places Clark's fiction in the context of its genre and provides close textual analysis of each novel. In addition she provides alternative critical perspectives that offer additional insight. For ease of use by the reader, each chapter is devoted to a single novel and is subdivided into sections on narrative strategies (plot, time, and setting), thematic development, character development, and alternative perspectives on the novel. Pelzer also analyzes Clark's use of generic conventions as well as her distinctive style. This study helps the reader to understand the deeper and richer aspects of Clark's fiction and to appreciate why her reputation is so well deserved. A key purchase for secondary school, public, and community college library collections.
LC Classification NumberPS3553
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