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The Law of Enclosures is the harrowing story of Beatrice and Henry, who have two children, Susan and John, the protagonist of Martin and John. The Law of Enclosures charts the tortured relationship of Beatrice and Henry in chapters that alternate between the early days of their marriage and their last attempts, forty years later, to salvage a lifetime of accusations and recriminations, mistrust and betrayal.
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Grave, spare, prestige and contemplative.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- contemplativerelentless
- intimateepic
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About the book
- Author
- Dale Peck
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 306
- Publisher
- Washington Square Press, Farrar, Straus, Giroux, Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781616955526
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