Description
It tells the story of 92-year-old Marian Leatherby, who is given the gift of a hearing trumpet only to discover that her family has been plotting to have her committed to an institution. But this is an institution where the buildings are shaped like birthday cakes and igloos, where the Winking Abbess and the Queen Bee reign, and where the gateway to the underworld is wide open. It is also the scene of a mysterious murder.
What it’s like
Details
- 1976
- 224
- About 4 hours
- Novel
- Adult
- NYRB Classics
- English
- 9781681374642
- Standalone
