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Language
  
English

Originally published
  
4 April 1991

Country
  
United Kingdom

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Publication date
  
4 April 1991

Author
  
Ruth Rendell

Genres
  
Fiction, Romance novel

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Media type
  
Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Publishers
  
Hutchinson (UK), Mysterious Press (US)

Similar
  
Ruth Rendell books, Fiction books

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:

  1. "A Pair of Yellow Lillies"
  2. "Paperwork"
  3. "Mother's Help"
  4. "Long Live the Queen"
  5. "Dying Happy"
  6. "The Copper Peacock"
  7. "Weeds"
  8. "The Fish-Sitter"
  9. "An Unwanted Woman" (an Inspector Wexford story)

References

The Copper Peacock Wikipedia
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