{"product_id":"the-childs-child","title":"The Child's Child","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Child's Child\u003c\/i\u003e is the new crime novel by bestselling, prize-winning author Barbara Vine, pen-name for the late bestselling author Ruth Rendell \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat sort of betrayal would drive a brother and sister apart? \u003cp\u003eWhen 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 the balance - with almost fatal consequences. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Vine's is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell, and \u003ci\u003eThe Child's Child\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book she has published under that name since \u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Present\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008. It's an intriguing examination of betrayal in families, and of those two once-unmentionable subjects, illegitimacy and homosexuality. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA taut, thrilling read, it will be enjoyed by readers of P.D. James and Ian Rankin. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Cracking stuff. The Vine continues to flourish . . . (A) miracle of storytelling with her customary aplomb and cool composure' \u003ci\u003eExpress\u003c\/i\u003e on \u003ci\u003eThe Child's Child\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'The Rendell\/Vine partnership has for years been producing consistently better work than most Booker winners put together' Ian Rankin \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth rendall has published fourteen novels under the Vine name, two of which, \u003ci\u003eFatal Inversion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing Solomon's Carpet\u003c\/i\u003e, won the prestigious Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Also available in Penguin by Barbara Vine: \u003ci\u003eThe Minotaur\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Blood Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGrasshopper\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Chimney Sweeper's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Brimstone Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNo Night is Too Long\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAsta's Book\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eKing Solomon's Carpet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGallowglass\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe House of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Dark-Adapted Eye\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"sb-details\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGenre:\u003c\/strong\u003e Fiction, Mystery \u0026amp; detective\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780241963579\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Vine, Barbara","offers":[{"title":"Standard Secondhand — £1.00","offer_id":48051722027185,"sku":"SB-0241963575-C3","price":1.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/2669\/5345\/files\/0241963575.jpg?v=1792199193","url":"https:\/\/sellbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-childs-child","provider":"Sell Books .co.uk","version":"1.0","type":"link"}