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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
Oct 15, 1984 · The Tree of Hands. Ruth Rendell. 3.90. 2,685 ratings166 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.
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THE TREE OF HANDS. by Ruth Rendell ‧ RELEASE DATE: March 6, 1984. bookshelf. shop now. 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.
Feb 12, 1986 · by Ruth Rendell (Author) 4.1 1,392 ratings. See all formats and editions. Book Description. Editorial Reviews. 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.
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Tree of Hands (released in the US as Innocent Victim) is a 1989 British psychological drama film directed by Giles Foster and starring Helen Shaver, Lauren Bacall, Malcolm Stoddard and Peter Firth. It is based on the 1984 novel The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell.
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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By Ruth Rendell. Book description. 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. The woman was unsound, and posed ever-present dangers. Yet Benet understood her sickness and forgave her threats. In…
