 First edition (publ. Scribner, US) | |
| Author | Barbara Vine |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Scribner |
| Publication date | December 4, 2012 |
| ISBN | 978-1-451-69489-5 |
The Child's Child is the 14th novel written by Ruth Rendell under the pseudonym Barbara Vine, and the first such novel in 4 years, since 2008's The Birthday Present. The novel was published in the United States in December 2012 and in the UK by Penguin Viking in March 2013. In a number of interviews Rendell has intimated that this will be the last novel she writes under the Vine pseudonym.
The narrator of the novel is a Grace Easton, a university lecturer writing a PhD thesis about unmarried mothers in Victorian literature. Grace shares a house inherited from their grandmother with her gay brother Andrew.
References
- "The Child's Child". Kirkus Reviews. 22 October 2012. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
- Flood, Alison (1 March 2013). "Ruth Rendell: a life in writing". 13 August 2024 – via The Guardian.
- "Book review: The Child's Child by Barbara Vine". The Scotsman.
- Marilyn Stasio (21 December 2012). "Element of Surprise". The New York Times. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
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