
Mortmain
This is a novel of small-town life. In Castletown, New Zealand, the stifling culture of ''the correct way to behave'' crushes the unorthodox like a dead hand.
Needless to say, just under the surface there is a tumult of rebellion. Which of the inhabitants of Castletown will escape, find self-expression, fulfill their dreams? Who is tormented by guilty secrets beneath a blanket of respectability? W...
This is a novel of small-town life. In Castletown, New Zealand, the stifling culture of ''the correct way to behave'' crushes the unorthodox like a dead hand.
Needless to say, just under the surface there is a tumult of rebellion. Which of the inhabitants of Castletown will escape, find self-expression, fulfill their dreams? Who is tormented by guilty secrets beneath a blanket of respectability? W...