John Brown's Body

''An extraordinary achievement.'' A. S. ByattJohn Brown''s Body, first published in 1969, was A.L. Barker''s fourth novel and was shortlisted for the second annual Booker Prize in 1970.Marise Tomelty is the young wife of a travelling salesman, who dislikes sex and is terrified of open spaces. Ralph Shilling, a dealer in pesticides, lives in the flat above the Tomeltys''. One day Marise''s husband ...