Portobello a novel
Walking to the shops one day in London's Notting Hill, fifty-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction, Wren hatches a plan to find the money's rightful owner. Instead of going to the police, or taking the cash for him...
| Main Author: | Rendell, Ruth, 1930- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Scribner,
c2010.
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| Edition: | 1st Scribner hardcover ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Walking to the shops one day in London's Notting Hill, fifty-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction, Wren hatches a plan to find the money's rightful owner. Instead of going to the police, or taking the cash for himself, he prints a notice and posts it around Portobello Road. This ill-conceived act creates a chain of events that links Wren to other Londoners--people afflicted with their own obsessions and despairs. As these volatile characters come into Wren's life--and the life of his trusting fianceĢe--the consequences will change them all. |
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| Physical Description: |
290 p. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9781439148518 1439148511 9781439150405 (pbk.) 1439150400 (pbk.) 9781439154366 (ebook) 1439154368 (ebook) |
| Author Notes: |
Rendell began her career as a journalist. She wrote six novels before sending her work in to a publisher. She writes crime novels and psychological thrillers, and is best known for her Inspector Wexford books. Rendell also writes under the pseudonym Barbara Vine. Rendell has received many awards for her writing, including the Silver, Gold, and Cartier Diamond Daggers from the Crime Writers' Association, three Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America, The Arts Council National Book Awards, and The Sunday Times Literary Award. She is a fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Many of her titles have been made into films and made-for-tv movies. Rendell died on May 2, 2015. She was 85 years old. (Bowker Author Biography) |