{"product_id":"the-childs-child-9780241963579","title":"The Childs Child","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Child''s Child\u003c\/i\u003e is the new crime novel by bestselling, prize-winning author Barbara Vine, pen-name for the late bestselling author Ruth Rendell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWhat sort of betrayal would drive a brother and sister apart?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Grace and her brother Andrew inherit their grandmother''s house in Hampstead, they decide to move in together. It seems the obvious thing to do: they''ve always got on well, the house is large enough to split down the middle, and neither of them likes partying or loud music. There''s one thing they''ve forgotten though: what if one of them wants to bring a lover into the house? When Andrew''s partner James moves in, it alters the balance - with almost fatal consequences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBarbara Vine''s is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell, and \u003ci\u003eThe Child''s Child\u003c\/i\u003e is the first book she has published under that name since \u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Present\u003c\/i\u003e in 2008. It''s an intriguing examination of betrayal in families, and of those two once-unmentionable subje\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eProbably the greatest living crime writer in the world -- Ian Rankin\u003cbr\u003eCracking stuff. The Vine continues to flourish . . . (A) miracle of storytelling with her customary aplomb and cool composure -- Express on THE CHILD's CHILD\u003cbr\u003eVine is not afraid to walk down the mean streets of the mind and can build up an almost tangible atmosphere of menace and unease * Daily Telegraph *\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017706406231,"sku":"9780241963579","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241963579.jpg?v=1750774397","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-childs-child-9780241963579","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}