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Country United Kingdom Publication date 16 April 1987 Pages 80 pp Originally published 16 April 1987 Preceded by Live Flesh | 3.7/5 Goodreads Language English Media type Print (Paperback) ISBN 0-06-015757-7 OCLC 15519675 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Genres Fiction, Crime Fiction, Mystery Publishers Hutchinson (UK), Harper (US) Similar Ruth Rendell books, Crime Fiction books | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Heartstones is a novella by British author Ruth Rendell, published in 1987. It was also published by Longman in a special educational edition in 1990.
Plot summary
In a college town, two schoolgirls live with their widowed father Luke, a gentle well-educated man, meticulous and orderly. Elvira and Spinny are watchful, however, for Luke plans to remarry and has chosen Mary. The threat to the girls' world is removed when Mary falls to her death.
References
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