King of the World
by Celia Fremlin
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When flatmates Bridget and Diane decide to look for another tenant, Norah applies for the room. She says she ia a battered wife and has run away from home. Gradually, however, her lies are revealed. She is not a battered wife but the mother of a mentally ill son and wife of a psychiatrist. Her husband thinks her son is a genius and blames all his problems on Norah's smothering love, saying that she is the one who needs help. Unable to cope any more, Norah has fled, putting them all in mortal danger...
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King of the World
November 1996, Ulverscroft Large Print
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in English
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King of the World
August 1994, Severn House Publishers
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""Penny for the guy, Miss!" shrieked the importunate urchin, detaching himself from his companions and bouncing across Bridget's path."
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Author lived 1914-2009.
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