An ambitious working-class young man and pre-med student, Syd Redding passes the stultifying hours in Ethics class fantasizing about the destruction of the Kesslers, his boss's well-to-do family, a threesome 'moneyed and beautiful and installed high in the city's society.' As he steps onto the doorstep of their great, grand mansion in the estate section of town, Syd has no detailed plan in mind, only vague, delicious dreams of vengeance. But when he meets the boss's daughter, he soon finds himself caught in the sexual ...
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An ambitious working-class young man and pre-med student, Syd Redding passes the stultifying hours in Ethics class fantasizing about the destruction of the Kesslers, his boss's well-to-do family, a threesome 'moneyed and beautiful and installed high in the city's society.' As he steps onto the doorstep of their great, grand mansion in the estate section of town, Syd has no detailed plan in mind, only vague, delicious dreams of vengeance. But when he meets the boss's daughter, he soon finds himself caught in the sexual machinations of this magnetic family on the brink of unraveling. In the fifth novel from a veritable master of the craft, what begins as a simple if risky affair leads from obsession through rage to a revenge plot that will transform the lives of everyone involved. The Narcissist's Daughter is an unforgettably intelligent and moody thriller.
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New York. 2005. February 2005. Simon & Schuster. 1st American Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket. 0743212975. 229 pages. hardcover. Jacket design by Amy King. keywords: Literature America. FROM THE PUBLISHER-In his earlier acclaimed novels, Craig Holden created a thrilling vision of America that was at once lyrical and dark. Now, with THE NARCISSIST'S DAUGHTER, he expands that vision in his most accomplished and controversial work to date, a drama about the collision between two families, both riddled with desires but from opposite sides of the tracks. From the outside the Kesslers appear to have it all: Dr. Ted Kessler is a decorated veteran who now runs the lab at a large medical center. He and his wife, Joyce, live with their daughter, Jessi, in a beautiful house in the estate section of an Ohio city in the 1970s. Ted is widely respected as a clinician, researcher, manager, and businessman. But when he resolves to mentor an ambitious working-class student, this idyllic little world is threatened. Syd Redding, the gruff, streetwise narrator of THE NARCISSIST'S DAUGHTER, has no plan in mind for the Kesslers. He's a bored pre-med student with few prospects, a failure for a stepfather, and a sister who seems to be following his example. Soon after he meets Kessler's wife and daughter, he finds himself ensnared in the secret machinations of this magnetic family on the brink of unraveling. THE NARCISSIST'S DAUGHTER is the compulsively readable and suspenseful story of a simple affair that blossoms into obsession, exploitation, and finally, a passion for revenge that threatens to ruin the lives of everyone involved. inventory #23236.
