Leave Her to Heaven (Summarized Edition) (eBook)

Enriched edition. A postwar psychological drama of jealousy, obsession, and malevolent beauty, where dark romance and intense relationships spiral into ruin

Ames Ben Williams (Autor)

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2026
119 Seiten
Quickie Classics (Verlag)
859-654788190-2 (EAN)

Infos

Leave Her to Heaven is a chilling anatomy of possessive love that masquerades as romance. Novelist Richard Harland falls for dazzling Ellen Berent; their marriage moves from desert brightness to a secluded Maine lake where her devotion curdles into ruthless jealousy. Williams narrates the spiral with cool, lucid prose that inventories ordinary acts while intimating abyssal motives. The placid domestic frame becomes a theater of moral terror, locating the book within American domestic noir and midcentury psychological fiction, its elegant cruelty prefiguring later thrillers. Ben Ames Williams, a prolific storyteller forged in the high-circulation magazine world, brings journalistic clarity and inexorable pacing to this moral labyrinth. Rooted in New England landscapes and an interest in character under pressure, he transforms popular narrative craft into a study of will, desire, and the era's anxious hunger for control. For readers drawn to the exacting psychology of James M. Cain or Patricia Highsmith—and for those who know the celebrated 1945 film—this novel offers a darker, subtler reckoning. I recommend it to scholars and general readers alike: beautiful in design, merciless in insight, and unforgettable.

Quickie Classics summarizes timeless works with precision, preserving the author's voice and keeping the prose clear, fast, and readable—distilled, never diluted. Enriched Edition extras: Introduction · Synopsis · Historical Context · Brief Analysis · 4 Reflection Q&As · Editorial Footnotes.

Autor

Ben Ames Williams (1889-1953) was an American novelist and writer of short stories; he wrote hundreds of short stories and over 30 novels. A number of his novels were turned into films, the most popular being Leave Her to Heaven. Many of Williams' stories were set in rural Maine where he owned a summer home and grew fond of the land.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 10.1.2026
• Einführung: Isabella Murray
• Mitarbeit: Kommentare: Isabella Murray; Anpassung von: Isabella Murray
• Verlagsort: Prague
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
• Schlagworte: American Literature • Character Study • Dark Romance • emotional turmoil • intense relationships • Jealousy • Malevolent Beauty • Obsession • POST-WORLD WAR II • psychological drama