in The Robber
Bride. Three quite ordinary women: Tony, Charis and Roz confront a demonic character called Zenia, who at first pretends to be a devoted friend and later destroys their lives. Zenia manages to steal from each of the other women her husband or partner, but it is clear that love has nothing to do with it, at least on her part. In fact, Zenia represents all the traits of the devilish woman, as we know her from literature and film: she is seductive, beautiful, merciless, and exceptionally bloodthirsty whenever a man is involved. Her wickedness is visible at once because her three antagonists are depicted as, more or less, "Angels in the
House." Despite being the central character in the novel in terms of influence on events, Zenia
Bride. Three quite ordinary women: Tony, Charis and Roz confront a demonic character called Zenia, who at first pretends to be a devoted friend and later destroys their lives. Zenia manages to steal from each of the other women her husband or partner, but it is clear that love has nothing to do with it, at least on her part. In fact, Zenia represents all the traits of the devilish woman, as we know her from literature and film: she is seductive, beautiful, merciless, and exceptionally bloodthirsty whenever a man is involved. Her wickedness is visible at once because her three antagonists are depicted as, more or less, "Angels in the
House." Despite being the central character in the novel in terms of influence on events, Zenia