"A Woman Perfected" by Richard Marsh is a story about Donald Lindsay, who has a stroke, and his daughter Nora, who must deal with what happens after that and the secrets of her family. The story looks at how fathers control their families, the problems that come with being rich, and how hard relationships can be. It starts with Donald Lindsay falling over after acting strangely, making Nora and her friend Elaine worried. They find him unable to move in his study, where he was doing secret things before he collapsed. Nora realizes her father had a hidden life, and there are hints of secrets about Donald and suspense about family and what people expect from each other.
A Woman Perfected
By Richard Marsh
After a father's sudden collapse reveals hidden secrets and fractured relationships, his daughter must navigate a web of social expectations and family mysteries.
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About the AuthorRichard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
Richard Marsh was the pseudonym of the English author born Richard Bernard Heldmann. A best-selling and prolific author of the late 19th century and the Edwardian period, Marsh is best known now for his supernatural thriller novel The Beetle, which was published the same year as Bram Stoker's Dracula (1897), and was initially even more popular, outselling Dracula six times over. The Beetle remained in print until 1960. Marsh produced nearly 80 volumes of fiction and numerous short stories, in genres including horror, crime, romance and humour. Many of these have been republished recently, beginning with The Beetle in 2004. Marsh's grandson Robert Aickman was a notable writer of short "strange stories".
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