A Sight for Sore Eyes
A standalone novel published by Hutchinson in 1998
In Ruth Rendell’s dark and contemporary universe, innocent dreams can turn into terrible nightmares. Teddy Brex emerges from a loveless, isolated childhood as a handsome but autistic young man.
Francine Hill, who has been traumatized by the murder of her mother, grows into a beautiful young woman but must endure the over-protectiveness of an increasingly obsessive stepmother.
Notes
Inquiétudes a film directed by Gilles Bourdos in 2003.
Teddy Brex returns in The Vault.
Baroness Rendell’s first contribution to the House of Lords debate on female genital mutilation in 1998.
Contemporary Reads 2
- Karin Fossum - When the Devil Holds the Candle
- Denise Mina - Garnethill
- Sarah Waters - Tipping the Velvet
- Jo Nesbø - Cockroaches
- Sebastian Faulks - Charlotte Gray
- Michael Cunningham - The Hours
Footnotes
New York Times 1999. ↩︎
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