Portobello by Ruth Rendell

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Condition
Very Good
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“Book is in very good condition. Former library book. See pictures. Thanks for looking.”
Binding
Hardcover
Weight
1 lbs
Product Group
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ISBN
9781439148518
EAN
9781439148518
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Scribner
ISBN-10
1439148511
ISBN-13
9781439148518
eBay Product ID (ePID)
79867123

Product Key Features

Book Title
Portobello : a Novel
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Psychological, Crime, Thrillers / Suspense, Mystery & Detective / General
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Author
Ruth Rendell
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.1 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2009-052252
Reviews
"A thriller steeped in psychological intrigue . . . Rendell's prose style is as succinct and accessible as ever."--Daily Mirror(UK), "Impossible to put down. . . .Portobellois as brilliant as anything she has ever written."--The Evening Standard(UK), "A novel that glides along Portobello Road like the lime in a gin and tonic. It's intoxicating."- Newsday, "In her trademark matter-of-fact prose, this clear-eyed, quietly brilliant writer examines the ties that ensnare her small cast of characters -- people linked in ways that are sometimes random, sometimes not."--Adam Woog, Seattle Times, "No one surpasses Ruth Rendell when it comes to stories of obsession, instability, and malignant coincidence, but in Portobello she has surpassed herself. Invisible wires draw seemingly disparate characters closer and closer until this reader actually felt them under his skin. The clarity and reason of her prose stand in perfect contrast to the escalating madness in the tale. Portobello is a brilliant novel."-Stephen King, "In her trademark matter-of-fact prose, this clear-eyed, quietly brilliant writer examines the ties that ensnare her small cast of characters - people linked in ways that are sometimes random, sometimes not."-Adam Woog, Seattle Times, "A thriller steeped in psychological intrigue . . . Rendell's prose style is as succinct and accessible as ever."-- Daily Mirror (UK), "Impossible to put down. . . . Portobello is as brilliant as anything she has ever written."-- The Evening Standard (UK), "The characters jump off the page. The page-to-page surprises are so clever that the reader is left agape at each twist and turn. The pieces fit together brilliantly."- Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, "No one surpasses Ruth Rendell when it comes to stories of obsession, instability, and malignant coincidence, but in Portobello she has surpassed herself. Invisible wires draw seemingly disparate characters closer and closer until this reader actually felt them under his skin. The clarity and reason of her prose stand in perfect contrast to the escalating madness in the tale. Portobello is a brilliant novel."--Stephen King, "No one surpasses Ruth Rendell when it comes to stories of obsession, instability, and malignant coincidence, but inPortobelloshe has surpassed herself. Invisible wires draw seemingly disparate characters closer and closer until this reader actually felt them under his skin. The clarity and reason of her prose stand in perfect contrast to the escalating madness in the tale.Portobellois a brilliant novel."--Stephen King
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
823/.914
Synopsis
INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL'S FINAL NOVEL, DARK CORNERS Ruth Rendell is widely considered to be crime fiction's reigning queen, with a remarkable career spanning more than forty years. Now, in Portobello, she delivers a captivating and intricate tale that weaves together the troubled lives of several people in the gentrified neighborhood of London's Notting Hill. Walking to the shops one day, fifty-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction--and his own good intentions--Wren hatches a plan to find the money's rightful owner. Instead of going to the police, or taking the cash for himself, he prints a notice and posts it around Portobello Road. This ill-conceived act creates a chain of events that links Wren to other Londoners--people afflicted with their own obsessions and despairs. As these volatile characters come into Wren's life--and the life of his trusting fiancée--the consequences will change them all. Portobello is a wonderfully complex tour de force featuring a dazzling depiction of one of London's most intriguing neighborhoods--and the dangers beneath its newly posh veneer., INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL'S FINAL NOVEL, DARK CORNERS Ruth Rendell is widely considered to be crime fiction's reigning queen, with a remarkable career spanning more than forty years. Now, in Portobello, she delivers a captivating and intricate tale that weaves together the troubled lives of several people in the gentrified neighborhood of London's Notting Hill. Walking to the shops one day, fifty-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction--and his own good intentions--Wren hatches a plan to find the money's rightful owner. Instead of going to the police, or taking the cash for himself, he prints a notice and posts it around Portobello Road. This ill-conceived act creates a chain of events that links Wren to other Londoners--people afflicted with their own obsessions and despairs. As these volatile characters come into Wren's life--and the life of his trusting fianc e--the consequences will change them all. Portobello is a wonderfully complex tour de force featuring a dazzling depiction of one of London's most intriguing neighborhoods--and the dangers beneath its newly posh veneer.
LC Classification Number
PR6068.E63P67 2010

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