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Sight for Sore Eyes
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4 out of 5
Based on 1,105 Ratings and 194 Reviews

Book Description
Nobody does North London squalor better than Ruth Rendell. Describing in vivid detail the cultural sewer in which a monster named Teddy Brex grows up, she uses hideous furniture, slovenly housekeeping habits, even his mother's diet while pregnant to root us in the setting's hopeless ugliness. In contrast, Rendell introduces people and places of stunning beauty: Francine, a mentally fragile girl wh... More
Book Information
PublisherRandom House Books For Young Readers
BindingAudio CD (38 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of PagesN/A
ISBN-101856869253
ISBN-13978-1856869256
Publication Date10/07/2004
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About Ruth Rendell (Author) : Ruth Rendell is a published author of adult books. Some of the published credits of Ruth Rendell include The Bridesmaid, The Keys to the Street (Unabridged), The Water's Lovely (Unabridged).
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About Tim Pigott-Smith (Narrator, Reader) : Tim Pigott-Smith is a published author and a narrator. Some of the published credits of Tim Pigott-Smith include Sight for Sore Eyes, The Nation's Favourite Children's Poems (Radio Collection), The Wi... more
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