Post by diane on Aug 5, 2008 16:12:45 GMT -6
Has anyone read any of her books? Ruth Rendell writes crime
novels that often feature Inspector Wexford. She also writes
more "out there" books (I don't know how else to discribe them)
under the pen name of Barbara Vine. I have been reading (and
re-reading ) her books for more than 20 years. She has won many
awards - she is an excellent writer. If you read her books
chronologically there is also the story of Wexford and his partner
Burdon as they go through their ups and downs.
I don't like the Barbara Vine books as much. Some of them are good
but others have more bizarre plots. Anyway I bought "Asta's Book"
by Barbara Vine and if I could suspend sleep and keep reading the
book until the end I would. It is so good. There is too much going on
in it to give a straight plot line. The story is about a Danish woman
that starts a diary in 1905, a sensational (fictional) murder that takes
place in the same suburb and time that Asta is writing and an old
woman (in modern day) searching for her identity. Swanny is Asta's
daughter and when she is in her 50s she receives an anonymous
letter saying she is not who she thinks she is. When she asks Asta,
Asta (who is not a nice character really) is very ambiguous in her
reply and it affects Swanny the rest of her life. She is determined
to find out who she really is. I would really recommend this book .
novels that often feature Inspector Wexford. She also writes
more "out there" books (I don't know how else to discribe them)
under the pen name of Barbara Vine. I have been reading (and
re-reading ) her books for more than 20 years. She has won many
awards - she is an excellent writer. If you read her books
chronologically there is also the story of Wexford and his partner
Burdon as they go through their ups and downs.
I don't like the Barbara Vine books as much. Some of them are good
but others have more bizarre plots. Anyway I bought "Asta's Book"
by Barbara Vine and if I could suspend sleep and keep reading the
book until the end I would. It is so good. There is too much going on
in it to give a straight plot line. The story is about a Danish woman
that starts a diary in 1905, a sensational (fictional) murder that takes
place in the same suburb and time that Asta is writing and an old
woman (in modern day) searching for her identity. Swanny is Asta's
daughter and when she is in her 50s she receives an anonymous
letter saying she is not who she thinks she is. When she asks Asta,
Asta (who is not a nice character really) is very ambiguous in her
reply and it affects Swanny the rest of her life. She is determined
to find out who she really is. I would really recommend this book .
