Rain in the Doorway

Rain in the Doorway

Thorne Smith

28,44 €
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Editorial:
Abhedananda Press
Año de edición:
2013
Materia
Ficción moderna y contemporánea
ISBN:
9781473309753
28,44 €
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This vintage book contains Thorne Smith’s 1933 novel, 'Rain in the Doorway'. It is the story an adulteress’s husband who embarks on inebriated adventures with his various partners and a girl who works in a pornographic books department. Those who have read and enjoyed Smith’s work will love 'Rain in the Doorway', an entertaining and risqué tale of forbidden love and compromising situations. Contents include: 'Waiting', 'In The Doorway', 'Snatched Through', 'The New Partner', 'Pornography Preferred', 'Satin', 'Establishing A Line Of Credit', 'The Burning Beard', 'The Kiarians Continue', 'From The Roof Top', 'The Partners Are Helpful', 'Satin Slings An Eel', 'Mr. Owen’s Buff', 'The Hour Grows Late', et cetera. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.

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