![]() ![]() simultaneously makes the subconscious smile and the skin crawl. ![]() Highsmith is crime fiction's most lethal existentialist. In Deep Water, set in the quiet, small town of Little Wesley, Patricia Highsmith has created a vicious and suspenseful tale of love gone sour. Lynes film is true to the book and, thus, not for the crowd that thinks good thrillers require explosions and incredible gun fights and car chases. In this complex portrayal of a dangerous psychosis emerging in the most unlikely of places, Highsmith examines the chilling reality behind the idyllic facade of American suburban life. Eventually, Vic can no longer suppress his jealousy and tries to win back his wife by asserting himself through a tall tale of murder-one that soon comes true. Vic and Melinda Van Allen's loveless marriage is held together only by a precarious arrangement whereby, in order to avoid the messiness of divorce, Melinda is allowed to take any number of lovers as long as she does not desert her family. ![]() Now a major film starring Oscar-winner Ben Affleck and Golden Globe-nominee Ana de Armas. ![]() Eventually, Vic tries to win her back by asserting himself through a tall tale of murder-one that soon comes true. Buy Deep Water by Patricia Highsmith for 28.00 at Mighty Ape NZ. Vic and Melinda's loveless marriage is held together only by Melinda's extramarital affairs. About the Book The great revival of interest in Highsmith continues with "Deep Water, " set in the small town of Little Wesley. ![]()
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