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A Helping Hand (1966)
Celia Dale

Book Description

Josh and Maisie Evans are a seemingly unremarkable middle-aged couple on holiday in Italy, where they meet Mrs. Fingal, an elderly woman living unhappily with her niece. Josh and Maisie have a spare room, and everyone might be better off if Mrs. Fingal moved in with them instead. After all, they’re always glad to lend a helping hand. Especially to a lonely and wealthy old lady . . .

First published in 1966, Celia Dale’s A Helping Hand is a chilling work of psychological terror that explores the true evil that often lurks just behind a respectable façade.


REVIEWS

'The queen of suburban terror.' - The Times (London)

‘The accuracy, understanding and quiet wit of Jane Austen – plus murder.’ - H. R. F. Keating

‘Quiet, clever, subtle – and terrifying.’ - Ruth Rendell

‘Celia Dale has created an established corner in tales of domestic terror.’ - Daily Telegraph

BOOK DETAILS
ISBN: 
1954321872
ISBN-13: 978-1954321878

$16.99 US, 174 pp.
Trade paper
Published 2023

Not available in the British Commonwealth or EU
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