The child's child : a novel / Ruth Rendell, writing as Barbara Vine.
When their grandmother dies, Grace and Andrew Easton inherit her sprawling, book-filled London home, Dinmont House. Rather than sell it, the adult siblings move in together, splitting the numerous bedrooms and studies. The arrangement is unusual, but ideal for the affectionate pair--until the day Andrew brings home a new boyfriend. A devilishly handsome novelist, James Derain resembles Cary Grant, but his strident comments about Grace's doctoral thesis soon puncture the house's idyllic atmosphere. When he and Andrew witness their friend's murder outside a London nightclub, James begins to unravel, and what happens next will change the lives of everyone in the house.
Record details
- ISBN: 145169489X
- ISBN: 9781451694895
- Physical Description: 302 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First Scribner edition
- Publisher: New York : Scribner, 2012.
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- 24 of 24 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC VINE (Text) | 36015000353504 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F VINE (Text) | 39493107314629 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | FIC VIN (Text) | 30441100666734 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Canton Library | F Vine (Text) | 33115007230953 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F VINE (Text) | 22281500083947 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| East Regional Library | F VINE (Text) | 31781060763461 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | Fic (Text) | 31554009486647 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | FIC Vine, Barbara (Text) | 0112519476249 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC VIN (Text) | 31420620783087 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Gunn Memorial Public Library | F VIN (Text) | 34621900012991 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
When their grandmother dies, Grace and Andrew Easton inherit her sprawling, book-filled London home, Dinmont House. Rather than sell it, the adult siblings move in together, splitting the numerous bedrooms and studies. The arrangement is unusual, but ideal for the affectionate pair--until the day Andrew brings home a new boyfriend. A devilishly handsome novelist, James Derain resembles Cary Grant, but his strident comments about Grace's doctoral thesis soon puncture the house's idyllic atmosphere. When he and Andrew witness their friend's murder outside a London nightclub, James begins to unravel, and what happens next will change the lives of everyone in the house.
