The Blank Wall (Classic edition)

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- 240ppISBN 978 1 906462 64 2 Raymond Chandler once asked his English publisher, 'Does anybody in England publish Elisabeth Sanxay Holding? For my money she's the top suspense writ er of them all.' First published in 1947, The Blank Wall is a rare example of a noir thriller told from a woman's perspective, in which the dangers of war are mirrored by the quiet, yet equally treacherous, perils of home life. Lucia Holley, a mother of two living just outside New York with a husband serving in the Navy during World War Two, finds herself unexpectedly entangled in a web of criminal activity when she sets out to protect her 17-year-old daughter from blackmail. The Blank Wall explores both the everyday realities of life on the American home front – rationing and shortages, writing letters to a husband posted overseas, managing a household – and also the darker, more unexpected challenges that arise in times of crisis. Elisabeth Sanxay Holding blends the psychological thriller genre with the domestic in a fast-paced crime novel that is both gripping and unsettling. The Blank Wall was filmed in 1949 as The Reckless Moment, with James Mason, in 1949 and in 2001 as The Deep End, starring Tilda Swinton. Also available as a Persephone Grey and a Persephone eBook. Show more