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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
EAN num: 9780307388018
ISBN number: 0307388018
Label: Vintage
Manufacturer: Vintage
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 368
Printing Date: August 12, 2008
Publishing house: Vintage
Release Date: August 12, 2008
Sale Popularity Level: 19199
Studio: Vintage
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When Ismay and Heather's stepfather was discovered dead in the bathtub nine years ago, the police concluded the drowning was an accident. But Ismay has always silently suspected that Heather might have had something to do with it. Now they're older and their lives seem to be moving happily forward. But when Heather becomes seriously involved with a man for the very first time, Ismay's long-repressed memories can no longer be ignored. With painful inevitability, Ismay learns that she may not able to keep the dark truth hidden forever.
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Rosalyn Landor's TV credits and narrative skills enhance this story of Ismay, who recalls the day her stepfather is discovered dead in the bathtub and lives a nightmare nine years later, still in the same house with her sister. When her little sister becomes involved with a man for the very first time, Ismay's memories of the event won't be halted in this tense thriller.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
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I am not sure what to think of this book. It being written by Ruth Rendell, I expected a mystery, but it really is more of a story about relationships. There is a mystery, but it is secondary and no detective is brought in to solve it. The main focus is on the sisters Ismay and Heather and their interactions with each other, their significant others and their immediate family. Throughout the book, I felt that there was something missing, something that makes the story worthwhile.
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For the very first time, I actually guessed the ending of a Ruth Rendell novel, and was a bit disappointed in doing so, but once again, Rendell's characters are so richly drawn and their psyches so complex that I still couldn't stop reading. Rendell really has no peer.
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I love Rendell's books and between those and her Vine ones, I have been kept very busy this summer catching up. Tried this newer one expecting the same, and was quite disappointed. The twist at the end helped, but the characters were lifeless, the plot really nothing to base any mystery on, and for a psychological thriller, there was really little suspense. I know that sometimes writers have to write a book on a schedule; perhaps thats what happened here, because honestly if this was the very first one I'd ever read I'd be hard pressed to read another. Fortunately there are many more of hers that I haven't read yet, hopefully this one will be the only lemon.
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I enjoyed this book very much. It has interesting characters,
lots of anticipated suspence, and the usual excellent story by
Ruth Rendell.
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