She is portrayed as delusional, jealous and self-absorbed to the point of obsession. Sight for Sore Eyes Rendell, Ruth ISBN-13: 9780099557159 Frequently Asked Questions about A Sight for Sore Eyes How much does A Sight for Sore Eyes cost You can buy the A Sight for Sore Eyes book at one of 20+ online bookstores with BookScouter, the website that helps find the best deal across the web. Hrvatski (hr) Português (pt) (te) (uk) (zh) My Books. She considers herself an extremely beautiful middle-aged woman and believes that she does not look a day over 25. Sight for Sore Eyes, A by Ruth Rendell, 1999, Recorded Books edition, Audio Cassette in English. She assuages her loneliness by having affairs with handymen whom she brings to her house. Meanwhile, Harriet is a woman who has used her looks to get ahead and found herself in a loveless marriage to a rich older man. He presents to her, in her eyes, an opportunity for freedom at last. Teddy meets Francine by chance and falls for her flawless beauty and physical perfection. True to her word, she keeps such a close eye on Francine that it reaches overprotection to the point of obsession. After the incident, her father got remarried to a psychotherapist, who promises Francine that she will do anything to keep her out of harm's way. Fonder of objects than people, he becomes a talented carpenter who enjoys making beautiful things to contrast with the ugliness he sees around him.įrancine is a beautiful young woman who was traumatised in her childhood by the murder of her mother. Teddy is raised by a neglectful family with little concern for his welfare or emotional development, so that he grows into a reclusive young man without compassion or empathy.

A Sight For Sore Eyes is a psychological thriller by British crime-writer Ruth Rendell.Ī Sight for Sore Eyes tells three stories of very different people, whose lives converge with horrifying consequences.

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