The devil is loneliness by Lobaugh, Elma K - 1946

Avon 1949, 1949. Book. 1st paperback ed. Good condition, moderate over all wear, foxing to first and last pages..

FLEP excised, may be Xlib, no distinctions, toning, else contents appear to be unblemished in Good grey boards in poor partial poly protector, as shown
Adult novel about a girl from a small Southern town who goes to work in a big Northern steel mill & falls passionately for a strange man.
KIRKUS REVIEW
Compounded into a strong brew, this story of a steel mill, its workers, and a southern girl's seeking to escape loneliness. The Babe, big, friendly, finds release in drinking, casual friendships, until she attracts the general manager, Stevens, whose possessive, respectable wife drives him into Babe's arms. Their affair is gossiped about at the mill, and Stevens cools off, fearing for his reputation, particularly since the mill has just been through a strike. When Babe learns his wife is divorcing him for adultery, in her drunkeness she loses control of her machine, wrecks a man -- and runs away. Direct, unembellished story of meetings in loneliness that do little more than emphasize the frustrations… Read More

Avon Monthly Novel. New York: Avon Books. Digest Size. , 1949 . 11 , near fine, soiling, Photo cover. ,