Edith’s Diary (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Patricia Highsmith
- First Published: 1977
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: 1955-1975
- Setting: Brunswick Corner, Pennsylvania
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1950’s, 1960’s, 1970’s, United States or Americans, Journalism or journalists, Mothers, Parents and children, Mental illness, Reality, Divorce, Fantasy, Imagination, Cruelty, Hallucinations or illusions
- Locales: Brunswick Corner, PA
Characters Discussed
Edith Howland, the protagonist. As the novel opens, Edith moves with her husband, Brett, and their ten- year-old son, Cliffie, from New York City to Brunswick Corner, Pennsylvania. She and Brett open the Brunswick Corner Bugle, a local newspaper that fails shortly afterward. After Cliffie is grown, but while he is still living at home, Brett divorces Edith to marry Carol Junkin, his secretary. Edith and her friend Gert Johnson revive the Bugle. Edith also writes left-wing articles and fantasy short stories. Edith takes up sculpture and...
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