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A live-in nanny that spets into a nightmare and a child ends up dead, in this new book The Turn of The Key. Sorry. The Turn of the what now? The Screw?

Clare Snow It's a tribute/retelling of The Turn of the Screw. There's a point where the key of the title becomes apparent. The Turn of the Screw can be interpret…moreIt's a tribute/retelling of The Turn of the Screw. There's a point where the key of the title becomes apparent. The Turn of the Screw can be interpreted in more than one way. The Turn of the Key provides more specific answers to some aspects, but leaves questions for the reader. Both books are clever is their own unique ways. I love them both and I was scared witless :-)

The Turn of the Screw was written before 1923. Any book written before this date is no longer in copyright. A writer can use any part of these books in whatever ways they like. And publishers can reprint these old books without having to pay for rights. That's why there's so many editions of these books from different publishers.(less)

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Annie This is why the ending bothered me. It just kind of seemed rushed and adding this detail seemed like an attempt to wrap up any loose ends with him in …moreThis is why the ending bothered me. It just kind of seemed rushed and adding this detail seemed like an attempt to wrap up any loose ends with him in a way that involved the least amount of work.(less)

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Can anyone else not wait to read this!?

Allen eh. Her books are kind of hit or miss with me, but i loved her last one. In A dark dark wood was good, the woman in cabin ten was alright, and the lyi…moreeh. Her books are kind of hit or miss with me, but i loved her last one. In A dark dark wood was good, the woman in cabin ten was alright, and the lying game was awful. but, The Death Of Mrs westaway was so good.(less)

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This answer contains spoilers… (view spoiler)[Ruth Ware sent out an email if you are on her mailing fanclub listing about the ending that clears up a few things but there is still some stuff left for the reader to decide. warning! DO NOT click on spoiler if you haven't read the whole book and don't want to know anything:

“I have been asked this a lot and it’s really hard to answer over twitter without spoilers – and I try to keep my twitter feed fairly spoiler free. So I apologise if you have ended up here after being redirected from twitter! The short answer is that there are some things you are supposed to know, and some things you are not supposed to know, and which I can’t help with.

What you are supposed to know is what you probably already figured out – that Rowan / Rachel was writing to Mr Wrexham when she received the letter from Ellie and learned the truth about what went down at Heatherbrae House. Consequently she realises that she cannot make good on her promise to Mr Wrexham to tell the whole truth – at least not without betraying her sister’s trust. So instead of sending the letters she hides the whole package in the wall and goes to her trial with her original lawyer, relying on her original story to save her. Essentially she takes the fall for Ellie.

What I don’t know is the verdict – that’s really up to you to decide. Either way, whether she was convicted or found innocent, she would not have been able to get back to retrieve the letters. If she were found innocent she would have been released, and if she were found guilty she would have been sent to prison probably closer to home, which is why they are still in the wall when the prison is demolished.

One thing I can tell you is that she isn’t dead. We don’t have the death penalty in the UK, and life very rarely means actual life unless the crime is particularly brutal or the perpetrator is so mentally ill they cannot be safely released. So you can rule out that concern!

As a reader, I really enjoy being left with something to ponder at the end of a book, so I try to leave a lingering question for the reader when I write too, but this is a particularly big question, I do admit. Do you think there was enough evidence against her to convince a jury? Would you have convicted in their shoes?” (hide spoiler)]

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Would her qualfications eb accepted in Scotland? I thoguht education qualifciations are seperate.

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