A Sight for Sore Eyes
Inbunden bok. Hutchinson. First edition uppl. 1998. 352 sidor.
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A Sight for Sore Eyes
Ruth Rendell
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The book is a hardcover with dust jacket. It is read but in condition as almost new.
Published by Hutchinson in 1998.
First edition
ISBN 009180101X
Protected in a clear plastic wrapper.
"A Sight for Sore Eyes" tells three stories, and for the longest time, the reader has no inkling of how they will come together. The first is a story of a little girl who has been scolded and sent to her room when her mother is brutally murdered; as Francine grows up, she is haunted by the experience, and it is years before she even speaks. Secondly, we become privy to the life of a young man, Teddy, born of unthinking young parents, who grows up almost completely ignored. Free of societal mores, he becomes a sociopath, who eventually discovers that killing can be an effective way to get what he wants. Thirdly, we meet Harriet, who from an early age has learned to use her beauty to make her way in the world. Bored by marriage to a wealthy, much older man, she scans the local newspapers for handymen to perform odd jobs around the house, including services in the bedroom.
When these three plots strands finally converge, the result is harrowing and unforgettable. "A Sight for Sore Eyes" is not just the work of a writer at the peak of her craft. It is an extraordinary story by a writer who, after 45 books, countless awards, and decades of international acclaim, is still getting better with every book.
Format: 24x16x3 cm, 352 pages.
Förlagsfakta
- ISBN
- 9780091801014
- Titel
- A sight for sore eyes
- Författare
- Rendell, Ruth
- Förlag
- London : Hutchinson
- Utgivningsår
- 1998
- Språk
- English
