The Resource A reliable wife, a novel by Robert Goolrick
A reliable wife, a novel by Robert Goolrick
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- Summary
- He placed a notice in a Chicago newspaper, an advertisment for a "reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving herself a wealthy widow. But what Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Note
-
- Includes reader's guide, with discussion questions and an interview with the author (p. [295]-305)
- "Algonquin Paperbacks" -- Spine
- "200804970"-- tp verso. Hardback LCCN is :2008049700
- Contents
-
- Part one: Wisconsin. Fall. 1907.
- Part two: St. Louis. Winter. 1908.
- Part three: Wisconsin. Winter into Spring. 1908
- Isbn
- 9781565129771
- Label
- A reliable wife
- Title
- A reliable wife
- Statement of responsibility
- a novel by Robert Goolrick
- Subject
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- Wisconsin -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueWisconsin -- History -- 20th century
- true1900s (Decade) -- 1900 -- 1909
- trueAnger
- trueBusinesspeople
- trueDeception
- Domestic fiction
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- trueFathers and sons
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- trueLust
- trueMail order brides
- Mail order brides -- Fiction
- trueManipulation by women
- trueMarriage
- Marriage -- Fiction
- trueMarried people and secrets
- trueMurder
- truePoisoning
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological suspense
- trueRevenge
- trueRich men
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- He placed a notice in a Chicago newspaper, an advertisment for a "reliable wife." She responded, saying that she was "a simple, honest woman." She was, of course, anything but honest, and the only simple thing about her was her single-minded determination to marry this man and then kill him, slowly and carefully, leaving herself a wealthy widow. But what Catherine Land did not realize was that the enigmatic and lonely Ralph Truitt had a plan of his own
- Summary
- Ralph Truitt, a wealthy businessman with a troubled past who lives in a remote nineteenth-century Wisconsin town, has advertised for a reliable wife; and his ad is answered by Catherine Land, a woman who makes every effort to hide her own dark secrets
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 302779
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Goolrick, Robert
- Dewey number
- 813'.6
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mail order brides
- Marriage
- Family secrets
- Wisconsin
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- A reliable wife, a novel by Robert Goolrick
- Note
-
- Includes reader's guide, with discussion questions and an interview with the author (p. [295]-305)
- "Algonquin Paperbacks" -- Spine
- "200804970"-- tp verso. Hardback LCCN is :2008049700
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one: Wisconsin. Fall. 1907. -- Part two: St. Louis. Winter. 1908. -- Part three: Wisconsin. Winter into Spring. 1908
- Control code
- 15532043
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9781565129771
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn435422229
- (OCoLC)435422229
- Label
- A reliable wife, a novel by Robert Goolrick
- Note
-
- Includes reader's guide, with discussion questions and an interview with the author (p. [295]-305)
- "Algonquin Paperbacks" -- Spine
- "200804970"-- tp verso. Hardback LCCN is :2008049700
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part one: Wisconsin. Fall. 1907. -- Part two: St. Louis. Winter. 1908. -- Part three: Wisconsin. Winter into Spring. 1908
- Control code
- 15532043
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Edition
- 1st pbk. ed.
- Extent
- 305 pages
- Isbn
- 9781565129771
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn435422229
- (OCoLC)435422229
Subject
- Wisconsin -- History -- 19th century -- Fiction
- trueWisconsin -- History -- 20th century
- true1900s (Decade) -- 1900 -- 1909
- trueAnger
- trueBusinesspeople
- trueDeception
- Domestic fiction
- Family secrets -- Fiction
- trueFathers and sons
- trueHistorical fiction
- Historical fiction
- trueHusband and wife
- trueLust
- trueMail order brides
- Mail order brides -- Fiction
- trueManipulation by women
- trueMarriage
- Marriage -- Fiction
- trueMarried people and secrets
- trueMurder
- truePoisoning
- Psychological fiction
- truePsychological suspense
- trueRevenge
- trueRich men
Genre
- trueHistorical fiction
- truePsychological fiction
- truePsychological suspense
- trueDomestic fiction
- Fiction
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