When Richard Alderman becomes a born-again Christian his family begins to fall into moral crisis. His youngest son, Robbie, embraces his father's new faith, whilst his older son, Arthur, condemns it, leading to a hostile breach in their close-knit family unit. As the Evangelical revival tightens its hold on the Midwest, the Alderman family find themselves increasingly caught up in a web of deceit and violence that reveals some disconcerting ideas of justice. Patricia Highsmith weaves a gripping tale of warped suburban self ...
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When Richard Alderman becomes a born-again Christian his family begins to fall into moral crisis. His youngest son, Robbie, embraces his father's new faith, whilst his older son, Arthur, condemns it, leading to a hostile breach in their close-knit family unit. As the Evangelical revival tightens its hold on the Midwest, the Alderman family find themselves increasingly caught up in a web of deceit and violence that reveals some disconcerting ideas of justice. Patricia Highsmith weaves a gripping tale of warped suburban self-righteousness and blind faith, and the effect it can have on even the closest family.
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I think Ms Highsmith used this book as a vehicle to share her own anti-christian outlook. In every situation and encounter, opportunity is taken to belittle belief in God and to show how stupid it is. Despite the title there are no people "knocking on the door" at all such as Mormons or Jehovah witnesses. Definitely not a book I would re-read.