![]() I found that I could only read this book after sundown – it’s so chilling that reading it in daylight seemed quite wrong – but once the light had faded, I couldn’t put it down. The endless stream of parties, dinners, cocktails, furtive phone calls, beautiful dresses and secretive drives lend the novel a wonderful glamour. The setting – a close-knit, sociable, attractive New England town which has a very dark underbelly – is delicious and made me think of another American classic story of sex, secrets and lies, The Crucible. The protagonist is almost certainly a psychopath and yet you can’t help but root for him. The protagonist is obsessed with the mundane (snails, bed bugs, printing presses) and yet the book is riveting. It’s a story about two people who act like they hate each other and yet don’t want to stop being married to each other. It’s a book about infidelity, jealousy, lies and murder – and yet it frequently made me laugh out loud. Reading this book made me believe that Patricia Highsmith is a magician. He didn’t dance simply because his wife liked to dance.’ ‘Vic didn’t dance, but not for the reasons that most men who don’t dance give to themselves. This December our #VMC40 book of the month is Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith Each month, we will introduce the book and share with you why we love it. ![]() ![]() As part of our Virago Modern Classics 40 th anniversary celebrations, the Virago team have each chosen a favourite title from the #VMC40 series. ![]()
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