f
ALL-out critical acclaim
for Victor WoLfson's novel
THE LONELY STEEPLE
''A remarkable achievement in every way.
The rev·
elation of a woman's life is made with a sureness of
feeling and an artistry of form such as few authors of
our day have equalled. Willa Cather in
A
Lost Lady
performed a similar miracle. The narrative in itself is
absorbingly human. The effectiveness of the telling
wins one's unstinted admiration. Wolfson is an accom–
plished and distinguished craftsman in the art of
fiction."--The
Saturday
Review
of
Literature
"A scrupulous and brilliant portrayal.
The effect is
that of an exquisitely worked piece of embroidery in
which the subject matter, instead of being the custom–
ary formal nosegay, is a sanguinary scene of cdme."
-New
York
Herald Tribune
Books
"A fine job of writing.
I was struck by the dramatic
force of the story and by the tension and speed of the
style.
It
holds the reader to the very end.''
-PHILIP RAHV, Editor of the
Partisan
Review
"Its
style is hypnotic.
In its slowly accumulating
drama it has the intensity and deep undertone of a
Greek play. Rarely has the sense of guilt been so pas–
sionately conveyed-the repressed hurt, the crushed
emotion, and the violent catharsis. I finished it this
morning at one A. M. As you can guess, the book
shook me considerably." -LOUIS UNTERMEYER
4th Printing
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Price $250
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BOOK
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