The talented Mr. Ripley

In this first novel, we are introduced to suave, handsome Tom Ripley: a young striver, newly arrived in the heady world of Manhattan in the 1950s. A product of a broken home, branded a "sissy" by his dismissive Aunt Dottie, Ripley becomes enamored of the moneyed world of his new friend, Dickie Green...

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Main Author: Highsmith, Patricia, 1921-1995
Format: Books Print Book Book Discussion Kit Kits Book Discussion Kit
Language:English
Published: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2008.
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