The Brimstone Wedding

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Fourth #10BeforetheEnd book completed

This was a slow burn of a story where one knows pretty much what happened before and what will happen, and yet the narrative carries one along. If you like Tana French, you might like Barbara Vine too.

Jenny is a carer in an upscale nursing home. In a loveless marriage, she‘s having an affair and contemplates running away. Meanwhile, her favorite charge, Stella, dying of cancer, has a confession to impart.

Sweettartlaura If you don‘t know, Barbara Vine is Ruth Rendell - she took on the pen name mid-career for books with a different slant. 4w

Ruthiella @Sweettartlaura I did know that. So far I‘ve encountered more Barbara Vine books than Ruth Rendell books. I‘ve never read the Inspector Wexford books…not yet at least! 😅 4w

Sweettartlaura @Ruthiella Enjoy them! Rendell was such a master of the mystery novel 😍 4w

Centique I do like Tana French and i do like Barbara Vine! I never thought about that but they do have a similar pull on me - very clever @Ruthiella ☺️ 4w

Ruthiella @Centique Having recently finished French‘s last two novels (The Searcher and The Hunter) , her particular style was on my mind. 🤔 4w

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Ruthiella

The Brimstone Wedding | Barbara Vine

#WhereAreYouMonday

I have way too many books on the go, so am literally literarily all over the place! 😂 But the one I‘m reading the fastest is the tagged book, set in a rest home outside of a Norfolk village in second half of the 20th century. A carer at the home befriends one of the patients and it turns out that both of them have secrets they are hiding.

This book is also one of my #10BeforetheEnd picks.

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tpixie I sometimes spend a lot of time on maps when I‘m reading books. I think every book should come with a map and markings of every place/address. 🗺️ 1mo

Ruthiella @tpixie Honestly, I wonder how I ever read without the power of an internet search engine before! 😂 I look up so much stuff - from clothes to maps to foods… 1mo

tpixie @Ruthiella yes!!!! Me too! 😂 1mo

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arlenefinnigan

The Brimstone Wedding | Barbara Vine

#RainesOfCastamere #SoaringScores @CrowCAH @Cinfhen

Ericalambbrown 🤣😂 5y

Riveted_Reader_Melissa 🤣 5y

Ruthiella OMG! 😂😂Perfect! 5y

CrowCAH Lol that would be quite the music choice! 5y

Cinfhen Ha!! I had a similar thought for this prompt too🥂 5y

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KVanRead

The Brimstone Wedding | Barbara Vine

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#FunFridayPhoto When it comes to mysteries you'll almost never go wrong with Ruth Rendell/Barbara Vine. This is one my favorites —such an intriguing plot with some exciting surprises as I recall. Rendell/Vine is the master of the psychological thriller and this was a great one. @Liberty

LeahBergen Great pick! 8y

[DELETED] 2232195534 I agree! I loved Asta's Book! 8y

KVanRead @LeahBergen @kaysreadinglife Her books are so good. I can't remember if I've read Asta's book😂 I'll have to look it up. 8y

Pasaal Also loved her Dark Adapted@Eye 8y

KVanRead @Pasaal Yes! That was a good one. 8y

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