Mrs. God

by Peter Straub

Book Overview

Esswood House. Home and estate of the Seneschal family, aristocratic patrons of the literary arts for well over a hundred years. D. H. Lawrence, T. S. Eliot, Ford Madox Ford, and Henry James were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1605983047
• ISBN13: 9781605983042
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Pegasus Books
• Length: 185 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Aickmanesque

MRS GOD was Peter Straub's attmept at the kind of story Robert Aickman is known for: one where everything happens belows the surface of the story. That said, neither Aickman nor this story are for everybody. In fact, I'd go so far as to say that most people shouldn't bother with reading this. It really is a complex story. The audiotape no doubt contains the version included in Straub's "Houses With Doors" anthology, which is actually an easier, more reader-friendly, version of the story. For the true masochist, track down a copy of the Donald M. Grant (publisher) hardcover of the story. That nut's hard to crack! As to what the story is actually "about"...well, I won't give it away, but it has a lot to do with the troubles between the hero and his wife.