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Possession | Celia Fremlin
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'Britain's equivalent to Patricia Highsmith, Celia Fremlin wrote psychological thrillers that changed the landscape of crime fiction for ever: her novels are domestic, subtle, penetrating - and quite horribly chilling.' Andrew Taylor Possession was Celia Fremlin's seventh novel, first published in 1969. Middle-class mother Clare Erskine initially thinks it a great stroke of luck when her 19 year-old daughter Sarah becomes engaged to a young man with a steady job. However Clare's betrothed, Mervyn Redmayne, has a notable black mark against him: a widowed mother with a petulant, inescapable grip on her son. Brilliant... yet another of Miss Fremlin's triumphs.' Times 'Fremlin, masterly delineator of suburban sin and distiller of eerie tensions from commonplace events, achieves a formidable triumph in this new thriller... a must for addicts of the genre.' Scotsman
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Cathythoughts
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Another beaut from Celia Fremlin , complete with creepy dolls. Clare Erskines daughter Sarah is engaged to an accountant, Mother is very pleased, at last a solid , respectable lad, or is he ? And is his possessive mother pleased?! Taking an interesting look at mothers influences over their children. Couldn‘t put this down.

rubyslippersreads Scary cover! 😳 6mo
Cathythoughts @rubyslippersreads It is 😂 it‘s a very good and creepy book. 6mo
TrishB Oh that looks good! Great review 👍🏻 6mo
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Cathythoughts @TrishB It‘s very good. After a lot of bails this week , Celia was great. (edited) 6mo
Leftcoastzen Aaawwww! Creepy dolls creep me out! 6mo
jlhammar What a cover! I'm so excited to try Fremlin. I've got this one in my stack for December 6mo
LeahBergen Eeee! I can‘t wait to get to this one! Great review. 😘 6mo
Tamra Creepy dolls?! Perfect seasonal read! 6mo
Tamra @jlhammar me too! 6mo
Cathythoughts @Leftcoastzen I know 😬 I love it though 😂 6mo
Cathythoughts @LeahBergen I‘ll look forward to your thoughts 👍🏻❤️ 6mo
Cathythoughts @Tamra it is ! I never thought of that 👍🏻😁 6mo
batsy Sounds great, Cathy! I definitely want to read it but creepy dolls really get to me 😳😂 6mo
Cathythoughts @batsy There are funny parts too ( at least I thought so … 😂 6mo
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LeahBergen
Possession | Celia Fremlin
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This is probably the best (and most excessive) usage of the “cover blurb” that I‘ve ever seen. 😆

(I keep wanting to say “that‘s what he said” after each one 😆😆).

What do you think @Cathythoughts and @Tamra ? This one features a pathologically obsessed mother whose darling boy has just become engaged. Yikes!

jlhammar Wow, I‘ve never seen a cover like that! That is some fantastic blurbing. You all are making me want to try Fremlin sooner rather than later. 1y
Ruthiella Whew! 😅 I need a cold shower and a cigarette after reading those blurbs! 😆 1y
Tamra Oh yes! 😵 We might need to start a Fremlin club! 1y
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Tamra @jlhammar I‘ve only read one and I can‘t wait for the next I‘ve ordered from the library. (edited) 1y
vivastory I'm still waiting for the book this year that will give me, "A frenzy of tension" 1y
BarbaraBB 😂😂 1y
Cathythoughts Oh yes ! Sounds like a good one Leah. I‘ll be getting that next. She‘ll write a great story on that theme 😳 1y
erzascarletbookgasm @Tamra Fremlin club sounds great! But my library has no Fremlin! 😢 And her books are not easily available over here. 1y
erzascarletbookgasm Never seen a cover like that! Eye catching! 1y
Amiable That cover is to-die-for! (See what I did there? 😀 … That‘s what he said. 😉) (edited) 1y
batsy Excellent cover! It seems to cover all the bases 😂 1y
Tamra @Amiable 😉 1y
LeahBergen @jlhammar I hope you like her when you do! 😊 1y
LeahBergen @Tamra I think we already have an unofficial one! 😆 1y
LeahBergen @vivastory Me, too! 😆 1y
LeahBergen @Cathythoughts I think she will, too! 1y
LeahBergen @erzascarletbookgasm They‘re a bit tricky to find (which is a shame). 1y
LeahBergen @Amiable 😆😆 1y
LeahBergen @batsy All the bases, indeed. 😆 1y
Cathythoughts @Tamra I think a Fremlin Club is a great idea. As you say Leah , we kind of do have an unofficial one. I just counted 23 books ( including short stories and poetry ) … and I would gladly reread the ones I‘ve already read. Something to think about ! Meanwhile let‘s see .. the unofficial group may gather momentum 😁 1y
Tamra @Cathythoughts @LeahBergen true! I am all for it, official or unofficial. 1y
Aimeesue “It grips like grim death!!” That‘s excellent. 😂 14mo
sarahbarnes Omg…”that‘s what she said”. 😂😂😂 14mo
Suet624 This post is fantastic. The book sounds great. 14mo
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