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[Kbh.] : Forum, 1986. Forum krimi
Description
Once when Benet was about 14 she and her mother had been alone in a train carriage -and Mopsa had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It was some time since Benet had seen her mad mother. So when Mopsa arrived at the airport looking drab and colourless in a dowdy grey suit, Benet tried not to hate her. But then the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap and murder.
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LibraryThing member Bookmarque
RR has done it again. I loved how the sub-plots came together letting the reader predict just enough to feel good, but still be surprised. I think I always wanted Jay to be able to stay with Benet and not have to go back to that sadistic bitch Carol, even though I felt sorry for the unfair
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treatment of her boyfriend, Barry. The scene where he’s attacked and beaten by those “bikers”, is riveting. I felt so outraged at the injustice. In the end when Benet has to give up her love for Ian, I don’t feel the sacrifice is too great, after all, how close can they be when they haven’t really shared anything. Show Less
LibraryThing member lsh63
This is one of Ruth Rendell's better works. I love how characters are introduced who seemingly have no relationship to other characters then all plotlines are brought together seamlessly and effortlessly. What do a daughter's grief, her mother's madness, an unfit mother and a kidnapping all have in
Great read!
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common? Benet has suffered though her mother's mania all her life and just when she finally is at peace her mother turns her world upside down again. Great read!
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LibraryThing member laytonwoman3rd
Two lost toddlers--one dead and one gone missing; two very different mothers--one bereft, one oddly unconcerned. A host of secondary characters, all with secrets, suspicions, and personal agendas, some with moral dilemmas, some devoid of any moral sense. It's a typical Rendell stew, and no one dare
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try to predict how the flavors will blend. Not my favorite Rendell, but an absorbing page-turner as usual with her. Show Less
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Awards
Edgar Award (Nominee — Novel — 1986)
Crime Writers' Association Awards (Winner — 1984)
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
1984
Physical description
221 p.; 18.4 cm
ISBN
8755314198 / 9788755314191
Local notes
Omslag: Jørgen Jørgensen
Omslaget viser en tøjdukke, der forstiller en abe
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "The Tree of Hands" af Ib Christiansen
Omslaget viser en tøjdukke, der forstiller en abe
Indskannet omslag - N650U - 150 dpi
Oversat fra engelsk "The Tree of Hands" af Ib Christiansen
Other editions
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell (Paperback)
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Pages
221
DDC/MDS
| 823.914 |