A Season in Purgatory

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I choose this novel because it was very attention getting for me. Certain chapters even humored me, the type of book fiction this was suspense with a twist of thriller. My friend told me about the book so I decided to give it a try.

The author Dominick Dunne also the author of an Inconvenient Women, The two Mrs.Grenvilles, Fatal Charms, People Like Us, and The Mansions of Limbo. He is a special correspondent for Vanity Fair. He lives in New York City and Connecticut.

The beginning takes place in Connecticut courtroom in 1972. The time span was 20 years. The main characters are in order of importance: Harrison Burns, Constant Bradley, Gerald Bradley, Grace Bradley, and Winifred Utley.

Harrison Burns not very wealthy, parents were murdered. He lived with his Aunt Gert. He attended Mildford Catholic school (an all boy school). He wanted to one day become a writer. He was a sort of a scary boy. He had no adventurous about him. Only son only child. Some what of an outcast good guy never broke rules. Lived in Ansonia he had adopted catholic religion and was very timid, self conscious, and a follower.

Constant Bradley very charming he could make people laugh. Everyone's favorite in the Bradle

Gerald Bradley ordered for his sons dirty work be cleaned up. So he asked one of his lieutenants to assure that the stained clothes in the garbage bag at disposed of immediately with out any trace.

siblings. His bearing wet, and style caused much comment, especially among young ladies. He had a facility for sports: tennis, golf, squash, lacrosse, and sailing, also played bridge very well. Undercover pervert, excessive drinker, spoiled, very sullen, and bad tempered.

This book was interesting, funny, and very entertaining. I would definitely recommend this book to adult readers. This had a Great moral. In some cases leads your mind to wonder, but it brings

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Approximate Word count = 1390
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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