Bibliograph

The train now departing, two novellas, Martha Grimes

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Label

The train now departing, two novellas, Martha Grimes

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The train now departing

Oclc number

25568843118212

Responsibility statement

Martha Grimes

Sub title

two novellas

Summary

These two novellas are thematically linked, each centering on a single woman living a quiet, gunmetal gray life. One is young, one middle-aged. They are alike in their resignation to shrunken expectations. In "The Train Now Departing" a woman habitually lunches with a male travel writer who hates to travel. In "When the Mousetrap Closes," a woman befriends a handsome, charming actor who betrays her. Both men embroil the heroines in something dark and passionate, yet not overtly sexual. When the end arrives, it is bruising. Both novellas probe the cruelty of isolation with a clarity that pierces the heart

Table Of Contents

The train now departing -- When the mousetrap closes

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