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The Double Door
Candy de Tudelos, the lovely young daughter of a degenerate, self-styled Spanish aristocrat was cloistered from the realities of the world by her lonely existence in an imposing New York mansion. One day she ventured into the sinister house next-door, which her father had peopled with a corrupt and decadent group of associates. There she met an earthy young laborer, and in a brief and bitter love affair learned the meaning of the ugly secrets which had poisoned her life.
168 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1950
About the author
Theodora Keogh
19 books2 followers A granddaughter of president Theodore Roosevelt, Keogh wrote nine novels during the period of 1950 to 1962. Her novels tended to focus on characters with psychological conflicts and often dark sides to their personalities. In this regard, her themes are similar to those of novelist Patricia Highsmith.Theodora’s works explored such dark areas and themes as rape, incest, double lives, and a doctor’s psychological and emotional fascination with a child criminal. Her novels were also noteworthy for exploring gay and lesbian themes, which were daring topics for the era in which she was writing. Such themes brought Theodora a measure of notoriety in her day. Her novels were largely neglected after the 1960s but have recently been rediscovered and reissued. (summary ex Wikipedia)
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March 29, 2024
This is a beautiful book — crystalline imagery, fully imagined characters in an extremely dysfunctional family, dark and twisted. It’s a Romeo and Juliet story for the 20th century.
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