Barbara Vine





Barbara Vine

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born
in The United Kingdom
February 17, 1930

gender
female

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About this author

Pseudonym of Ruth Rendell.

Rendell created a third strand of writing with the publication of A Dark Adapted Eye under her pseudonym Barbara Vine in 1986. Books such as King Solomon's Carpet, A Fatal Inversion and Anna's Book (original UK title Asta's Book) inhabit the same territory as her psychological crime novels while they further develop themes of family misunderstandings and the side effects of secrets kept and crimes done. Rendell is famous for her elegant prose and sharp insights into the human mind, as well as her ability to create cogent plots and characters. Rendell has also injected the social changes of the last 40 years into her work, bringing awareness to such issues as domestic violence and the change in the status of women.


Average rating: 3.75 · 13,945 ratings · 1,315 reviews · 20 distinct works · Similar authors
A Dark-Adapted Eye
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4.02 of 5 stars 4.02 avg rating — 2,569 ratings — published 1986 — 25 editions
The Chimney Sweeper's Boy
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3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 1,463 ratings — published 1998 — 40 editions
Fatal Inversion
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3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 1,234 ratings — published 1987 — 20 editions
Anna's Book
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3.99 of 5 stars 3.99 avg rating — 1,219 ratings — published 1993 — 30 editions
The Brimstone Wedding
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3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 984 ratings — published 1995 — 34 editions
The Minotaur
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3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 1,079 ratings — published 2005 — 24 editions
The House Of Stairs
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3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 778 ratings — published 1988 — 23 editions
Grasshopper
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3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 761 ratings — published 2000 — 23 editions
The Blood Doctor
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3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 766 ratings — published 2002 — 19 editions
The Child's Child
3.04 of 5 stars 3.04 avg rating — 763 ratings — published 2012 — 21 editions
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“Without me, without me,
Everyday's misery.
But with me - am I wrong?
No night is too long!”
Barbara Vine, No Night is Too Long

“Our children, when young, are part of ourselves. When they grow up they are just other people.”
Barbara Vine, The Chimney Sweeper's Boy

“His books distracted him for a while. They were like the aspirins you take when you've got a headache. They kill the pain for two hours and then it comes back.”
Barbara Vine, Gallowglass

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