Private Correspondences

By Trudy Lewis

Book Overview

Libby is a politician's daughter maturing amidst barely sublimated violence, sexuality, and corruption. Her tangled emotions about her father and the roil of sexual and social politics surrounding her are brought into relief when she receives a shocking anonymous letter. Horrified but fascinated, Libby works to discover the identity and the motivation of the sender while struggling to interpret the layers of deceit and manipulation enveloping her.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810150336
• ISBN13: 9780810150331
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Triquarterly Books
• Length: 198 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.3" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Impossible to put down.

Wow. That's all I had to say after finishing that one. Trudy Lewis does some amazing things with language, and the plot is intoxicating. I had some concerns about certain things--like why Libby's father takes it upon himself to protect her by bringing in her on a road trip, then abandons her, or what Cyril's political motives were exactly. Cyril himself seemed so far-fetched--he talks on an allegorical level about the biblical uses of menstrual blood and politics. The end was also a bit extreme. Nevertheless, this was one good read.