Expensive People

Summary: "The novel has among its other qualities, a great deal of old fashioned suspense....Nada is the core of the novel...She is a writer of national reputation. An extremely effective and relevent story by her is printed to prove her talent...Miss Oates has no trouble becoming a semi-insane, boy genius murderer, but she doesn't quite bring off a talented woman writer...Technically, Miss Oates has many problems, with which... she was usually, but not always, successful..." [read more]