Riceman Steps

"Riceyman Steps" is a masterful exploration of the human psyche and the destructive power of obsession, set in the atmospheric streets of Clerkenwell, London. The narrative centers on Henry Earlforward, a second-hand bookseller whose life is governed by a pathological and all-consuming miserliness. When he marries the widow Violet Arb, their household becomes a site of intense domestic struggle, as Henry's refusal to spend even the smallest amount of money on food or comfort begins to take ...