The ministry of fear / a novel by Graham Greene.

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For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the Blitz and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, until he happened to win a cake at the fete. From that mo...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:John R. Ford Paperback Collection.
Main Author: Greene, Graham, 1904-1991 (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Books, Inc., [1946]
Series:John R. Ford Paperback Collection.
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945 > England > Fiction.
Mentally ill > Fiction.
London (England) > Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Genre:
Fiction.
Thrillers (Fiction)
Local Note:
MSU: Gift of John and Susan Allen Ford.
MSU: The material is stored offsite in Remote Storage. Please contact Special Collections 3 working days in advance if you wish to use it.
Physical Description:233 pages ; 18 cm.
Format: Book
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Summary:
For Arthur Rowe, the trip to the charity fete was a joyful step back into adolescence, a chance to forget the nightmare of the Blitz and the aching guilt of having mercifully murdered his sick wife. He was surviving alone, aside from the war, until he happened to win a cake at the fete. From that moment, he finds himself ruthlessley hunted, the quarry of malign and shadowy forces, from which he endeavors to escape though his mind remains obstinately out of focus.
Note:"First Penguin Books edition January, 1944. Second printing January 1946."--Title page verso.
Reprint of first printing with variant pagination and size.
Call Number:PR6013.R44 M5 1946