Mopsa, driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol, trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror, whirled into a spiral of kidnapping, murder, and a final, reckless affirmation of love.
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"The web is spun with fiendish skill." ? Observer
"Domestic dramas exploding into deaths and murders?Threads are drawn tightly together in a lethal last pattern." ? Sunday Times --Sunday Times --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
"Domestic dramas exploding into deaths and murders?Threads are drawn tightly together in a lethal last pattern." ? Sunday Times --Sunday Times --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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Mopsa, driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol, trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror, whirled into a spiral of kidnapping, murder, and a final, reckless affirmation of love.
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Like most of Ruth Rendell's novels, this is a highly readable and engrossing book. It starts out as a hearbreaking tale of a mother's love but soon takes an unexpected course that involves kidnapping and murder. The story revolves around three seemingly unrelated characters whose circumstances become intermingled, unbeknownst to them, and the pleasure of the book comes from the reader knowing what they don't know. It is highly entertaining and most recommended for readers who enjoy psychological suspense.
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Eek! This novel is dark and intense--even by the standards of Ruth Rendell, the Queen of Darkness and Intensity. When a troubled young woman loses her child, her none-too-tightly-wrapped mother comes up with a horrible remedy (kidnapping) for her daughter's anguish. This shocking deed causes a large cross-section of dysfunctional Brits to intersect and interact all over London, with even more horrifying results. Imagine a novel by Charles Dickens--with a really high body count.Nobody does this sort of thing better than Ruth Rendell. That's why we love her. And this novel is one of her best. Enjoy (if that's the right word).
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Wow, what a book!I laughed, cried, got angry and was totally shocked at this book!The characters are so believable.Here you have this sweet, lonely woman who is trying to balance a writing carrer and raising a child on her own.Her mother: Bitter, confused and lonely herself believes that if you lose something....that's okay..."I'll get you another one."The story takes off like a roller coaster ride and ends leaving the reader totally shocked.This book would make a great motion picture!Gary
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ONCE, WHEN BENET WAS ABOUT FOURTEEN, THEY HAD been in a train together, alone in the carriage, and Mopsa had tried to stab her with a carving knife. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Terence Wand, Winterside Down, Spring Close, Carol Stratford, Lordship Avenue, Dennis Gordon, Rudyard Gardens, Vale of Peace, Ian Raeburn, Jason Stratford, Blue Hair, Constance Fenton, John Howard Phipps, Winterside Road, Black Beauty, The Marriage Knot, Bevan Square, Heath Street, John Phipps, Royal Eastern, Summerskill Road, Barbara Lloyd, Barry Mahon, Rosslyn Park, Tom Woodhouse New!
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ONCE, WHEN BENET WAS ABOUT FOURTEEN, THEY HAD been in a train together, alone in the carriage, and Mopsa had tried to stab her with a carving knife. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Terence Wand, Winterside Down, Spring Close, Carol Stratford, Lordship Avenue, Dennis Gordon, Rudyard Gardens, Vale of Peace, Ian Raeburn, Jason Stratford, Blue Hair, Constance Fenton, John Howard Phipps, Winterside Road, Black Beauty, The Marriage Knot, Bevan Square, Heath Street, John Phipps, Royal Eastern, Summerskill Road, Barbara Lloyd, Barry Mahon, Rosslyn Park, Tom Woodhouse New!
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