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Language English Originally published 4 April 1991 Country United Kingdom | 3.6/5 Goodreads Publication date 4 April 1991 Genres Fiction, Romance novel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Copper Peacock and Other Stories is a short-story collection by British writer Ruth Rendell. The title comes from the 6th story in the collection, in which a copper bookmark in the form of a peacock is gift from a cleaner to her employer, the giving of which has significant ramifications for their relationship. The final story in the collection features her popular series protagonist Inspector Reg Wexford.
Contents
The collection contains nine stories:
- "A Pair of Yellow Lillies"
- "Paperwork"
- "Mother's Help"
- "Long Live the Queen"
- "Dying Happy"
- "The Copper Peacock"
- "Weeds"
- "The Fish-Sitter"
- "An Unwanted Woman" (an Inspector Wexford story)
References
The Copper Peacock Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA