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Oct 15, 1984 · Ruth Rendell. 3.90. 2,701 ratings168 reviews. Mopsa, driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol, trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror, whirled into a spiral of kidnapping, murder, and a final ...
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The Tree of Hands is a 1984 suspense novel by the author Ruth Rendell. It won the CWA Silver Dagger in 1984, and was short listed for the MWA Edgar Award upon publication in America. The book has been filmed twice. One adaptation featured Lauren Bacall as the protagonist's mother. Plot summary
- Ruth Rendell
- 1984
Feb 12, 1986 · Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol, trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror, whirled into a spiral of kidnapping, murder, and a final, reckless affirmation of love. Praise for The Tree of Hands. “A consummate artist who commands style, plot ...
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- Ruth Rendell
Several of the favorite Rendell themes—madness, suffocating family ties, real estate, ironically overlapping crimes—come together in this firmly intriguing (if ultimately half-satisfying) anatomy of a child-kidnapping. In a posh part of London, unwed mother Benet Archdale, a youngish bestselling novelist, is grieving over the recent death of her four-year-old son—while receiving a trying ...
Dec 28, 2010 · The Tree of Hands. Kindle Edition. by Ruth Rendell (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. 4.1 1,409 ratings. See all formats and editions. Edgar Award Finalist: In London, a missing child unites three mothers in grief, madness, and murder. When Benet Archdale was a young girl in North London, her mother, Mopsa, made her nervous.
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- Ruth Rendell
- Ruth Rendell
- 1984
About The Tree of Hands. A daughter’s grief . . . A mother’s madness . . . And a daring act of love that defied every law . . . “The best mystery writer anywhere in the English-speaking world.”—The Boston Globe Mopsa, driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear.
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Dec 28, 2010 · Mopsa, driven by a past scarred by madness and violence. Benet, stricken by the most grievous loss any woman can bear. Carol, trapped in a life of crushing drabness no lover can change. Three mothers joined by a single thread of terror, whirled into a spiral of kidnapping, murder, and a final, reckless affirmation of love.
