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A Sight for Sore Eyes

By: Ruth Rendell
Narrated by: David Threlfall
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Two damaged children: Teddy Brex, whom no-one loved, and so found it easier to relate to objects or things which never let him down; and Francine Hill, who was discovered sitting by the body of her mother, her skirt red with blood. She couldn’t tell the police or her father anything to help track down the killer.... Children grow up in different ways. Teddy became a handsome young man, Francine was beautiful - a sight for sore eyes. But it was death that brought them together.

©2010 Kingsmarkham Enterprises Ltd (P)2014 Audible, Inc. Genre Fiction Psychological Suspense Thriller & Suspense Fiction
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So loved this Rendell book. Amazing characters, Teddy had me captivated. Perfect narration for the story. Absolutely loved the ending

Fantastic

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Great story, well read. Enjoyed it immensely,lots of description and you could live along side any of the characters- except maybe the murderer!

Great story!

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Ruth Rendell’s masterful writing and exquisite understanding of suspense are not to be missed. The narrator is superb. Overall I found the story a bit too dark for my taste… but I still couldn’t put it down!

Very dark

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Although rather long, I found the story compelling and wanted to keep listening till I got to the end. If it was a paperback I would have had trouble putting it down.

Psychological Drama?

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Ruth Rendell is so clever to write this amazing story. You could never predict what was going to happen. Wonderful characters that you would hopefully never meet in real life but so interesting to meet in this narrative.

So cleverly written

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RR is a master of character building and unique story telling. I love the way she bring insight to broken minds.

Poor Teddy

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I enjoyed the detailed description throughout and the discussion of power, sanity and freedom. However, I found myself wishing it would move along at a faster pace.

A good read

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As usual,Ruth Rendell has put together a thoroughly enjoyable book and the narrator has not let her down.
She draws such complex characters that you are immersed in their very real worlds. I highly recommend this author.

Well-drawn characters

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could not finish. too long winded.
the narrator was very good.
not her best book.

not her best work.

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Really well written and a very quirky end but I don’t think it was worth 14 hours of my life

Very slow going

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