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Arrow Books Ltd (2002), 448 pages
Original publication date
2002
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Fiction. Mystery. HTML:Minty's boyfriend, Jock, was killed in the disastrous train wreck at Paddington, shortly after he borrowed all her savings. Now he has come back to haunt her. Zillah lost her estranged husband, Jerry, in that same accident. She is not convinced he is actually dead, but for reasons of her own decides not to pursue the matter. Fiona's fiancé, Jeff, has simply disappeared�??quite inexplicably since she was supporting him in style. In her ingeniously unnerving new novel, Ruth Rendell deftly traces the connections among these women�??and between them a series of vicious stabbings terrifying London. Adam and Eve and Pinch Me is a masterpiece of malice and psychological s
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LibraryThing member wyvernfriend
Interesting read. The story pivots around a man who is using a lot of women. He robs them blind while making them feel like he will marry them. One of his problems is that he's married. However he really doesn't play a part in his wife or children's lives. He tries to convince some of his women
I found it somewhat obvious. The characters were very rubber stamped and had little grey about them. It was interesting to read and worthwhile.
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friends that he is in fact dead, having died in a train crash. The biggest problem is that one of them, Minty, is mentally unstable, and believes that she sees and hears the dead so when she sees him around she thinks he's a halucination, so she tries to do things to get rid of him, eventually taking a knife to the issue, which helps push her down a spiral of madness.I found it somewhat obvious. The characters were very rubber stamped and had little grey about them. It was interesting to read and worthwhile.
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LibraryThing member Bookmarque
A very strange book about an almost insignificant and backward woman suffering from OCD in a big way. When she keep seeing the "ghost" of her old "boyfriend", things really get weird and she is driven to an act of extreme violence. Not one of Rendell's best, but I found myself compulively reading
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this, much like slowing down by a road accident. Show Less
LibraryThing member beckybose
Enjoyable and compelling. But plodded along in places. Nice idea though and beautifully executed.
LibraryThing member CatieN
This is typical Rendell - well-written characters, some with interesting quirks and some with downright mental illnesses. The story revolves around one man, Jock/Jerry/Jeff (aliases), who touches the lives of many women and not in a good way. He is a user and an opportunist, and this results in
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some tragic consequences, but there is also a dark humor throughout the book that lightens things up. Very good read. Show Less
LibraryThing member MelissaFreed
Absolutely adore Ruth Rendell and this one didn't disappoint! Oddball but believable characters like Minty and Jock - good stuff.
LibraryThing member piemouth
A genial con man is involved with several women, one of whom is crazy. What could go wrong? A number of tangled web weavers’ lies intersect in curious ways. Rendell is magnificent at describing how people make bad decisions that make sense at the time, and the way emotions change as time passes.
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The tension towards the end of this one is deliciously unbearable. Show Less
LibraryThing member vlcraven
Per usual, Rendell does not disappoint–her insight into human psychology is always finely wrought. It was interesting to see the world through the eyes of a very disturbed young woman, who was obviously suffering from OCD. Captivating.
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Adam and Eve and Pinch Me could well have been a Barbara Vine for its lucid, downbeat exploration of the psyches of dysfunctional people. It is also exciting to see that, so late in her career, Rendell still wants to take chances - for she has given herself the challenge of telling a tale which is
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part ghost story and part crime novel. Show Less
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Original language
English
ISBN
0099426196 / 9780099426196
Physical description
448 p.; 4.33 inches
Pages
448