The Child's Child by Barbara Vine - ISBN: 9780241963579
Paperback
Inheritance, love, and betrayal shatter a sibling bond forever.

The Child's Child

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  • Paperback

    288 pages

  • Release Date

    11 April 2014

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Summary

What sort of betrayal would drive a brother and sister apart?

When Grace and her brother Andrew inherit their grandmother’s house in Hampstead, they decide to move in together. It seems the obvious thing to do—they’ve always got on well, the house is large enough to split down the middle, and neither of them likes partying or loud music. There’s one thing they’ve forgotten though—what if one of them wants to bring a lover into the house? When Andrew’s partner James moves in, it alters…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780241963579
ISBN-10:0241963575
Author:Barbara Vine
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint:Penguin Books Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:11 April 2014
Weight:268g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 20mm
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Critics Review

Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world

Probably the greatest living crime writer in the world – Ian RankinCracking stuff. The Vine continues to flourish … (A) miracle of storytelling with her customary aplomb and cool composure – Express on THE CHILD’s CHILDVine is not afraid to walk down the mean streets of the mind and can build up an almost tangible atmosphere of menace and unease * Daily Telegraph *

About The Author

Barbara Vine

Barbara Vine was the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. Rendell was an exceptional crime writer, with worldwide sales of approximately 20 million copies, and regular Sunday Times bestsellers. Rendell won numerous awards, including the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger for 1976’s best crime novel with A Demon in My View, a Gold Dagger award for Live Flesh in 1986, and the Sunday Times Literary Award in 1990. In 2013 she was awarded the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger for sustained excellence in crime writing. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer. Ruth Rendell died in May 2015.

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