Mrs. Albert Forrester, the writer of high-brow but low-selling poetry and essays, writes a bestselling mystery novel. Where did she find the inspiration and what is the secret behind her marriage to a boring businessman?
For many years now, Mrs Forrester has been writing essays and novels which are regularly granted critics awards. Unfortunately critical acclaim does not mean public success. In fact, it is her husband Albert, a prosperous merchant, who helps her to go on being published, although he personally prefers cops and robbers stories. A passion he shares with Mrs. Bullfinch, the cook...—Guy Bellinger