A reliable wife: a novel
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Published:
Chapel Hill, North Carolina : Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010., 2009.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First paperback edition.
Physical Desc:
305 pages ; 21 cm
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Rural Wisconsin, 1907. In the bitter cold, wealthy businessman Ralph Truitt stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who has answered his advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, but her plan is simple: she will win this man's devotion, then slowly poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on is that Truitt has a plan of his own for his new wife.

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Language:
English
ISBN:
9781565129771, 1565129776

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Includes reader's guide.
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Originally published by Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill in 2009.
Description
Rural Wisconsin, 1907. In the bitter cold, wealthy businessman Ralph Truitt stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who has answered his advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, but her plan is simple: she will win this man's devotion, then slowly poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow. What she has not counted on is that Truitt has a plan of his own for his new wife.

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APA Citation (style guide)

Goolrick, R. (2010). A reliable wife: a novel. First paperback edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Goolrick, Robert, 1948-. 2010. A Reliable Wife: A Novel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Goolrick, Robert, 1948-, A Reliable Wife: A Novel. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Goolrick, Robert. A Reliable Wife: A Novel. First paperback edition. Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010.

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