Show HATTERS CASTLE by A 17 cronin pp ap this book tells the story of james brodle brodie a hatter batter in an industrial town in scotland it has hag its fascination for me because I 1 have known such a character it is the story of a tyrants downfall he Is a veritable bully at home or in business he browbeats his timorous wife kicks one of his daughter out of the house drives to a frightful end the other and exercises thru thra sheer physical brutality a physical tear fear over his son this first novel by dr cronin reveals marvelous insight into the sense of 0 the emotion of life and the fine delineation of drama humor and tragedy |