· The Tree of Hands is another excellent book from Rendell. It seems often that she can do no wrong, and I get sick of saying "another brilliant book by Rendell", but there is little else one CAN say when all an author's books are uniformly excellent. Cited by: 1. · At the moment, I think that Tree of Hands is one of her best. It has all the twists and turns one expects from her: multiple plotlines and disparate characters who are strangers to one another equally at the mercy of some inescapable awful fate, neuroses, fixations and obsessions of all kinds/5. · The first tree of hands is one that the protagonist at the beginning, Benet, sees at a hospital, with paper hands decorated by the children instead of leaves. Initially she finds it macabre, perhaps because of her state of mind at that point. However, it seems rather bizarre for her to later paint a similar tree of hands on Jay’s nursery www.doorway.ruted Reading Time: 8 mins.
The Tree of Hands is another excellent book from Rendell. It seems often that she can do no wrong, and I get sick of saying "another brilliant book by Rendell", but there is little else one CAN say when all an author's books are uniformly excellent. This book is unpredictable, shocking, horrifyingly compelling. In "Tree of Hands" Rendell is at the top of her form. Her characters are very convincing, and beautifully portrayed- even the little boy Jason comes alive on the page. Don't miss this one! Read more. 2 people found this helpful. Helpful. Report abuse. See all reviews. Top reviews from other countries. Apparently Ruth Rendell was known for her depictions of class differences. In The Tree of Hands, there is a contrast between the middle class Benet and the working class characters such as Carol, Barry and Terry.
The Tree of Hands by Ruth Rendell. Click here for the lowest price! Paperback, , At the moment, I think that Tree of Hands is one of her best. It has all the twists and turns one expects from her: multiple plotlines and disparate characters who are strangers to one another equally at the mercy of some inescapable awful fate, neuroses, fixations and obsessions of all kinds. The Tree of Hands is another excellent book from Rendell. It seems often that she can do no wrong, and I get sick of saying "another brilliant book by Rendell", but there is little else one CAN say when all an author's books are uniformly excellent. This book is unpredictable, shocking, horrifyingly compelling.
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