Mr. Scobie's Riddle

by Elizabeth Jolley

After an unplanned admission to a nursing home, Mr. Scobie must protect himself and his dreams from the soul-killing proprietress, Matron Price. Playing Brahms and reciting Wordsworth is not enough. Yet his very simple riddle and its ordinary answer may change the institution forever. Can a voice calling for dignity be heard? "A satire of great verve and acerbity" (New York Times Book Review), comparable to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0892553693
• ISBN13: 9780892553693
• Release Date: July 2012
• Publisher: Persea Books
• Length: 238 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.1"