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Chargement... One Across, Two Down (1971)par Ruth Rendell
   Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) mahallett | Sep 7, 2022 |  Stanley Manning and his wife Vera live with Vera's mother Maud, who has promised Vera that she will inherit a substantial sum when Maud dies. However, Maud prefers that Vera leave her husband and live elsewhere with her, as she does not care for Stanley. The feeling is reciprocated. The constant bickering between the two is bringing Vera to a breaking point. Maud is no sweetheart but she's right about Stanley. He's not worth much. He gets jobs and loses them regularly, prefers to collect unemployment, and dreams of being rich when the old lady pops off. He also dreams, a little, of crossword puzzles. He likes doing them. It is perhaps the greatest pleasure in his day. The situation reaches something of a head when Maud's longtime friend writes to say she is going to move nearby (thus doubling the criticism Stanley endures) and that she needs a place to stay for the weekend just before she moves. Of course she can stay in Vera's house. Because it is Vera's house, given to her by her mother. It is really Stanley's story, although Vera figures in it more as she starts to see more clearly. Circumstances don't exactly line up as planned by anyone. A quick read that at times is actually funny. (  ) slojudy | Sep 8, 2020 | The idea itself is nice: as Stanley descends into his breakdown, the only thing that keeps his tic at bay is crosswords. He is a ghastly creep for whom one nonetheless can't help feeling a little sorry. Rendell's good enough to do that. Read her early stuff, if you like this sort of thing, it is quite worth it. (  ) bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 | The idea itself is nice: as Stanley descends into his breakdown, the only thing that keeps his tic at bay is crosswords. He is a ghastly creep for whom one nonetheless can't help feeling a little sorry. Rendell's good enough to do that. Read her early stuff, if you like this sort of thing, it is quite worth it. ( ) bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 | The idea itself is nice: as Stanley descends into his breakdown, the only thing that keeps his tic at bay is crosswords. He is a ghastly creep for whom one nonetheless can't help feeling a little sorry. Rendell's good enough to do that. Read her early stuff, if you like this sort of thing, it is quite worth it. ( ) bringbackbooks | Jun 16, 2020 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
There are only two things in life that interest Stanley: solving crossword puzzles, and getting his hands on his mother-in-law's money. For twenty years, nearly all his adult life, the puzzles have been his only pleasure; his mother-in-law's money his only dream. And in all those years it has never once occurred to Stanley that she would try to outsmart him and the money might never be his. Until now. It is only now that Stanley, so clever at misleading double-meanings and devious clues, decides to construct a puzzle of his own - and so give death a helping hand. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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