This is Marilyn duckworth's second novel, originally published in 1960. Uneasily aware of her inadequacies, Jean Dobie is too lazy to do anything about them and drifts into a world of fantasy. Then into her drab life come three children whose mother is hospitalized and whose father unwittingly fosters her complete withdrawal from reality. Jean becomes frighteningly pathological, drawing the children deeper and deeper into the tiny world of the matchbox house.
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This is Marilyn duckworth's second novel, originally published in 1960. Uneasily aware of her inadequacies, Jean Dobie is too lazy to do anything about them and drifts into a world of fantasy. Then into her drab life come three children whose mother is hospitalized and whose father unwittingly fosters her complete withdrawal from reality. Jean becomes frighteningly pathological, drawing the children deeper and deeper into the tiny world of the matchbox house.
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Add this copy of The Matchbox House to cart. $19.50, good condition, Sold by Catnap Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Cobleskill, NY, UNITED STATES, published 1960 by William Morrow & Co..
Add this copy of The Matchbox House to cart. $22.20, very good condition, Sold by Marlowes Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferny Hills, Brisbane, QLD, AUSTRALIA, published 1960 by Hutchinson Of London.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. 190 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. Looking After 3 Children While Their Mother Is In Hospital, Jean Anticipates That If Their Mother Dies, She Might Marry Their Father Next Door As Her Own Husband Is Unfaithful.
