![]() ![]() Vine starts the book on the morning of the execution of Vera Hillyard in the late 1940s. It is far more complex than the lighter Inspector Wexford mysteries or the noirish non-Wexford books which were issued under Rendell's own name. This is by no means an easy book to follow and I can understand Ruth Rendell deciding to publish it using an alternate penname. In case it is of help to others, I've copied it below.Ī rough family tree for "A Dark-Adapted Eye". I went back and restarted the book and drew a character tree of family and significant associates to help orient myself which was of enormous help. This became a 5 rating after a rough start which was making me angry (usually the harbinger of a 1 star rating). ![]() an excerpt quoted from the book's Wikipedia page (see link below). In the context of the novel, the title refers to Faith's ability, after many years, to examine and analyse her family's history and its tragedy. Review of the Penguin Books paperback edition (2016), with an Introduction by Val McDermid, of the original Viking UK hardcover (1986)Ī dark-adapted eye is one that has adjusted to darkness so that it is able to discern objects. ![]()
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