Highsmith
Britishnoun
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As Highsmith writes in the novel, “There’s also a person exactly the opposite of you, like the unseen part of you, somewhere in the world, and he waits in ambush.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
That she’s playing a lesbian might be seen as homage to Ripley’s creator, Patricia Highsmith, but she’s a queer actress as well.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 9, 2025
Watt, Alex Highsmith and Nick Herbig can create havoc if Herbert holds the ball too long.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 9, 2025
“Summerhouse” is redolent of the Mediterranean atmosphere of a Highsmith plot: sharp, spicy and humor black as night.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 27, 2025
Highsmith took the train the next day for Cranberry Corners.
From The Voice of the City: Further Stories of the Four Million by O. Henry
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