
Sin
By the author of DAMAGE, inspiration for the Netflix series OBSESSION
Josephine Hart(Author)
Virago Press Ltd
Published on 1. December 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
192 pages
978-1-84408-717-4 (ISBN)
Description
'Sin might be the spearhead of a new fictional genre' ANTHONY QUINN, INDEPENDENT
'The reader looks on with mingled shock and fascination ' NEW YORK TIMES
'Shocking . . . unrelenting in its intensity . . . you won't be able to put it down' COSMOPOLITAN
'Though she wounded me beyond pain, I too inflicted deep hurt. Not born to murder her, still I sought to break her . . . Her name was Elizabeth Ashbridge. And I even envied her that.'
A provocative novel of jealousy and betrayal between two rival sisters Ruth calls herself a malevolent creature, ruled since childhood by hatred and envy for her adopted sister, Elizabeth. She grew up in Elizabeth's shadow, always falling short of her goodness and generosity, constantly resenting her very presence in the family. As they grow old, Ruth sets out to destroy her without guilt or hesitation. Ruth will strike Elizabeth where she's most vulnerable-she will steal her husband and send her collapsing into ruin.
Written in Hart's concise, striking prose, Sin is a powerful and compulsively readable exploration of hate-and the destruction and tragedy it begets. It's about a woman possessed by an obsessive envy, a woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. From the author of the bestselling Damage, now takes its proper place as a Virago Modern Classic.
'The reader looks on with mingled shock and fascination ' NEW YORK TIMES
'Shocking . . . unrelenting in its intensity . . . you won't be able to put it down' COSMOPOLITAN
'Though she wounded me beyond pain, I too inflicted deep hurt. Not born to murder her, still I sought to break her . . . Her name was Elizabeth Ashbridge. And I even envied her that.'
A provocative novel of jealousy and betrayal between two rival sisters Ruth calls herself a malevolent creature, ruled since childhood by hatred and envy for her adopted sister, Elizabeth. She grew up in Elizabeth's shadow, always falling short of her goodness and generosity, constantly resenting her very presence in the family. As they grow old, Ruth sets out to destroy her without guilt or hesitation. Ruth will strike Elizabeth where she's most vulnerable-she will steal her husband and send her collapsing into ruin.
Written in Hart's concise, striking prose, Sin is a powerful and compulsively readable exploration of hate-and the destruction and tragedy it begets. It's about a woman possessed by an obsessive envy, a woman who will stop at nothing to get what she wants. From the author of the bestselling Damage, now takes its proper place as a Virago Modern Classic.
Reviews / Votes
The intensity of her fiction, especially her first two novels, Damage and Sin, mirrored that inner ferocity -- Ed Victor * Guardian * Sin might be the spearhead of a new fictional genre -- Anthony Quinn * Independent * The reader looks on with mingled shock and fascination . . . a tour de force * New York Times * Shocking . . . unrelenting in its intensity . . . you won't be able to put it down * Cosmopolitan * A remarkable talent * Washington Post * Hart's ludicrously factitious rhetoric may be the sign of her true vocation - her authorship of massively bestselling bad-news comic books for grown-ups * Kirkus Reviews *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 202 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
158 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84408-717-4 (9781844087174)
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Josephine Hart (1942-2011) was the bestselling author of Damage, Sin, Oblivion and The Reconstructionist. She was a Director of Haymarket Publishing and founded Gallery Poets before going on to produce a number of West End plays. As well writing novels, she was a `poetry evangelist' and her Josephine Hart Poetry Hour at the British Library inspired two edited poetry books: Catching Life By the Throat and Words that Burn. She was married to Maurice Saatchi and had two sons.