A Reliable Wife

A Reliable Wife by Robert Goolrick

This novel, about a rich man in 1907 Wisconsin who advertises for a wife, is not what I expected. I guess no one in the book, wealthy Ralph Truitt or his mail order bride Catherine Land, got what they expected either. Set just outside a little town rife with madness, the plot develops with twists, turns and a lot of (not very explicit) sex. The Washington Post called this "a bizarre tale of forgiveness", and I guess it is. I liked it a lot.

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Reviewed by Jean S.