A Great Deliverance
Describe symbolism in A Great Deliverance by Elizabeth George
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The food under the box spring in Roberta's room is decayed, dead, rotting. This is symbolic of the Teys family structure: everything appears normal on the surface, but beneath the veneer, there is something repugnant.
A Great Deliverance