Description
In the carefully tended London enclave of Hexam Place, appearances of civility conceal a web of secret affairs, quiet betrayals, and simmering resentments between servants and their employers. As Henry’s double life threatens to unravel the household, an au pair and housekeeper navigate their own schemes—one to conceal scandal, another to organize servants into a covert “society” for redress. Meanwhile, a disturbed gardener, Dex, becomes convinced that a voice in his cellphone is delivering divine instructions, setting the stage for danger that reaches far beyond the staff quarters. With Ruth Rendell’s razor-sharp psychological insight and suspenseful, darkly observant storytelling, this novel probes power, class, and moral compromise in a world where every role has a hidden cost.
Available Editions
paperback
Doubleday Canada
Published Aug 28, 2012
244 pages
ISBN: 9780385671668
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Saint Zita Society by Ruth Rendell.