{"product_id":"birthday-present-p-b","title":"Barbara Vine: The Birthday Present [2009] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Present\u003c\/i\u003e by Barbara Vine - a gripping, psychological thriller packed with menace\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIntensely imagined, fearful and satisfying'  \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTory MP Ivor Tesham has unconventional tastes. And in bored housewife Hebe Furnal he finds someone to share and enact his sexual fantasies. However, one day it all goes terribly wrong. Ivor plans a special liaison for Hebe's birthday - a daring sexual adventure. But dangerous games have unforeseen costs and consequences. And when there is an accidental death, scandal and ruin cannot be far behind . . . \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHow long can a secret stay a secret? \u003cbr\u003eHow long will friends protect a reputation? \u003cbr\u003eAnd how long before guilt catches up with you?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'The pre-eminent genius of the psychological thriller'  \u003ci\u003eHerald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Gripping, compelling'  \u003ci\u003eMail on Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Vintage Vine'  \u003ci\u003eLiterary Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eIf you like P.D. James, Ian Rankin and Scott Turow, you will love \u003ci\u003eThe Bithday Present\u003c\/i\u003e by Barbara Vine.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eBarbara Vine is the pen-name of Ruth Rendell. She has written fifteen novels using this pseudonym, including \u003ci\u003eA Fatal Inversion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKing Solomon's Carpet\u003c\/i\u003e which both won the Crime Writers' Association Gold Dagger Award. Her other books include: \u003ci\u003eA Dark Adapted Eye\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe House of Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGallowglass\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAsta's Book\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eNo Night Is Too Long\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn the Time of His Prosperity\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Brimstone Wedding\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chimney Sweeper's Boy\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGrasshopper\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Blood Doctor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Minotaur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e; \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Birthday Present\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Child's Child\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vine, Barbara","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":44215982293282,"sku":"9780141036212","price":3.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"Good","offer_id":47067390116179,"sku":"XG80141036212","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/vine-barbara-barbara-vine-the-birthday-present-2009-paperback-58414452932947.jpg?v=1727688190","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/birthday-present-p-b","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}