{"product_id":"bridesmaid","title":"Bridesmaid","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWould you kill for love? A breathtakingly tense and taut exploration into the criminal power of love from \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emulti-million copy and SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author Ruth Rendell. Perfect for fans of PD James, Ann Cleeves and Donna Leon.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Every sentence is appallingly, shockingly convincing . . . a memorably \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eharrowing journey through sick and weak minds, written with a skill that makes it relentlessly gripping' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'To read her at her best - and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Bridesmaid \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eis perhaps her best book - is like \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003estepping on to a trundling country bus and feeling it turn into a roller coaster' -- \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Absorbing and unputdownable' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Ruth Rendell at her very best' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Couldn't put it down' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Top class, as usual' -- ***** Reader review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e**********************************************************************************\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Wardman's\u003c\/b\u003e feminine ideal is the statue of \u003cb\u003ethe Roman goddess Flora\u003c\/b\u003e in his mother's garden. His marble Flora doesn't fade, doesn't alter, doesn't die.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut then he meets \u003cb\u003eSenta Pelham\u003c\/b\u003e, a beautiful, sensual, childlike actress and a living incarnation of the statue.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe two embark on a passionate affair that soon becomes dangerous when Senta sets Philip a test; \u003cb\u003eto prove their love, they must each commit the ultimate crime against humanity...\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornerstone","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54217605775704,"sku":"9780099681809","price":19.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780099681809_90bdcdff-3c8d-4596-9f32-914cda6c0ee4.jpg?v=1764649823","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bridesmaid","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}