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Overview
Sam and Henny Pollit have too many children, too little money, and too much loathing for each other. As Sam uses the children's adoration to feed his own voracious ego, Henny watches in bleak despair, knowing the bitter reality that lies just below his mad visions. A chilling novel of family life, of the relations between parents and children, husbands and wives, The Man Who Loved Children is acknowledged as a contemporary classic.
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Details
- ISBN-13: 9780312280444
- ISBN-10: 0312280440
- Publisher: Picador USA
- Publish Date: July 2001
- Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 1.5 inches
- Shipping Weight: 1.45 pounds
- Page Count: 576
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