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WHERE TROUBLE SLEEPSBy Clyde EdgertonAlgonquin Books of Chapel HillCopyright © 1997 Clyde Edgerton.All rights reserved.ISBN: 1-56512-061-2CHAPTER ONE    SEND ME TO THE ELECTRIC CHAIR    ALEASE TOOMEY SAT at her dresser, putting on lipstick, getting ready to take her son up to see the electric chair for the first time. She blotted her lips on a Kleenex, reached for her comb. Her dresser top held the basics only--a jar of Pond's cold cream, a bottle of Jergens lotion, Elizabeth Arden rouge and lipstick, hand mirror, hairbrush--all on a starched white table doily.    She thought about little Terry Daniels, just down the road. Why not take him along, too? Seeing the electric chair might be especially good for him, and certainly his mother wouldn't be taking him up there. And it would be nice for Stephen to have some company along.    She blotted her lipstick again on the Kleenex, softened the glare. TERRY'S MOTHER, INEZ, squinted through the door screen.As Mrs. Toomey explained the purpose of the trip, Inez considered the dress Mrs. Toomey was wearing, a clean white dress with big blue flowers. Mrs. Toomey's hair was shiny and had nice waves in it, and little Stephen was so ne

Who reads Where Trouble Sleeps : a Novel?

Author

Edgerton, Clyde

Publisher

Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill; Algonquin Books

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781565120617

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humor

Rating

3.48 / 5 (24 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14