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Mr. Scobie's Riddle
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Mr. Scobie’s Riddle

Elizabeth Jolley
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After an unplanned admission to a nursing home, Mr. Scobie must protect himself and his dreams from the soul-killing proprietress, Matron Price. Playing Brahms and reciting Wordsworth is not enough. Yet his very simple riddle and its ordinary answer may change the institution forever. Can a voice calling for dignity be heard? A satire of great verve and acerbity (New York Times Book Review), comparable to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Persea Books Inc
Country
United States
Date
31 August 2012
Pages
238
ISBN
9780892553693

After an unplanned admission to a nursing home, Mr. Scobie must protect himself and his dreams from the soul-killing proprietress, Matron Price. Playing Brahms and reciting Wordsworth is not enough. Yet his very simple riddle and its ordinary answer may change the institution forever. Can a voice calling for dignity be heard? A satire of great verve and acerbity (New York Times Book Review), comparable to One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest.

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Format
Paperback
Publisher
Persea Books Inc
Country
United States
Date
31 August 2012
Pages
238
ISBN
9780892553693

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