A TASTY DISH
THE MANATEE. By Nancy Bruff. Golden Bough Publishing Co., Melbourne. ‘THE publishers announce with the Australian edition of this American novel, apparently thinking it a recommendation, that it is to be filmed. It is straight Hollywood now. The principal character is what followers of serials call a "baddy," a monster of lust and cruelty, but just the same he is allowed to turn into a "goody" at the end. There is an engaging transparency about the way the ingredients are put into this novel: with 2lb. of violence mix 2lb. of shredded youthful fixation, add 1 quart of rum and water, simmer gently and add slowly 1lb. of comic relief, chopped up small, and 1 dozen seductions when near to boiling point; cook for 250 pages and serve quickly in heatproof scallops. The book’s setting is among the whalers of Nantucket Island in the first half of last century, and the period atmosphere is supplied by giving the characters names like Jabez and Piety.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 380, 4 October 1946, Page 23
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167A TASTY DISH New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 380, 4 October 1946, Page 23
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