The Birthday Present (novel)

The Birthday Present (2008) is a novel by British writer Ruth Rendell, written under her pseudonym Barbara Vine. It was her first novel under this name in three years.

The Birthday Present
First edition (UK)
AuthorBarbara Vine (Ruth Rendell)
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime/Mystery novel
PublisherViking (UK)
Crown (US)
Publication date
6 June 2002
Media typePrint/Audiobook
Pages400 pp (Hardback)
ISBN0-670-91274-3
OCLC59395413
Preceded byPortobello 
Followed byThe Monster in the Box 

Plot summary

Robert, a city accountant narrates the story, with excerpts from one Jane Atherton's diary. He is married to Iris Tesham. Iris' brother Ivor is an up-and-coming Tory MP, who is having an affair with Hebe Furnal. Hebe uses Jane Atherton as her alibi for her trysts. Ivor Tesham arranges a mock abduction of Hebe as a birthday present for her, but it goes horribly wrong.[1]

References

  1. "This dark literary thriller". Salon.com www.salon.com. 2009-03-06. Retrieved 2009-09-26.


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