Faith Severn has grown up with the dark cloud of murder looming over her family. Her aunt Vera Hillyard, a rigidly respectable woman, was convicted and hanged for the crime, but the reason for her desperate deed died with her. Thirty years later, a probing journalist pushes Faith to look back to the day when her aunt took knife in hand and walked into a child's nursery. Through the eyes of a woman trying to understand an unspeakable, inexplicable family tragedy, Barbara Vine leads us through a shadow land of illicit lust, intimate sins, and unspoken passions—to a shattering and illuminating climax, as inevitable as it is unexpected. In this enthralling masterpiece, a great crime writer has achieved both a flawlessly crafted novel of psychological suspense and a deeply probing work of literary art.
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Couverture souple. Condition: bon. RO90002381: 1993. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos satisfaisant, Intérieur frais. 325 Pages, couverture illustrée en couleur. . . . Classification Dewey : 820-Littératures anglaise et anglo-saxonne. Seller Inventory # RO90002381
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