A sight for sore eyes [sound recording] /
by Rendell, Ruth; Threlfall, David.
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SoundPublisher: [Melbourne, Vic.] : Bolinda/Audible audio, 2017Edition: Unabridged.Description: 11 sound discs (CD) (12 hr., 38 min.) : digital, stereo ; 4 3/4 in. ; in container.ISBN: 9781489377562.Subject(s): Detective and mystery stories | Young adults -- England -- Fiction | Stepmothers -- Fiction | Audiobooks | Murder -- England -- Fiction | Psychological child abuse -- England -- Fiction | Interpersonal relations -- FictionRead by David Threlfall.Summary: In traditional fairytales the handsome prince rescues the beautiful princess from her wicked stepmother, and the couple live happily ever after. But in Ruth Rendell's dark and damaged contemporary universe, innocent dreams can turn into the most terrible living nightmares. 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.
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Spoken Word CD - Adult
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Maghull Library | Spoken word Adult fiction | Available | 003000489X |
11 audio CDs.
Duration: 12:38:00.
Read by David Threlfall.
In traditional fairytales the handsome prince rescues the beautiful princess from her wicked stepmother, and the couple live happily ever after. But in Ruth Rendell's dark and damaged contemporary universe, innocent dreams can turn into the most terrible living nightmares. 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.
Adult.
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