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Carrère, Emmanuel - Scott Winnett (review date November 1990)
Scott Winnett (review date November 1990)
SOURCE: A review of Gothic Romance, in Locus, Vol. 25, No. 5, November, 1990, p. 29.
[In the following positive review, Winnett relates the story line of Gothic Romance.]
An excerpt from Gothic Romance
When he's out in public, he envisions those situations that might threaten his retreat. He has to make certain, for example, that no one sees him push open his front door or remove the board, which looks as if it's nailed shut but in fact is not. Though the alley is fairly deserted, occasionally he has to walk past the entranceway two or three times all because he has crossed paths with someone, and must therefore put him on a false trail by simply continuing on his way. There have been times when upon his return the passerby would still be there sniffing around, in the midst of a conversation with an acquaintance, or even examining the façade,...
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