Riceyman Steps
by Arnold Bennett
388 pages~6 hrs
“In the cold corners of a Clerkenwell bookshop, greed is the only thing that grows.”
In a dusty Clerkenwell bookshop, Henry Earlforward’s pathological obsession with hoarding wealth turns his new marriage into a chilling battle for survival. This gripping masterpiece explores the dark heart of greed and the heavy price paid by those caught in a miser’s shadow.
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