{"product_id":"9782848932446","title":"Portobello","description":"\u003cp\u003eINCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELL’S FINAL NOVEL, \u003ci\u003eDARK CORNERS\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRuth Rendell is widely considered to be crime fiction’s reigning queen, with a remarkable career spanning more than forty years. Now, in \u003ci\u003ePortobello, \u003c\/i\u003eshe delivers a captivating and intricate tale that weaves together the troubled lives of several people in the gentrified neighborhood of London’s Notting Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWalking to the shops one day, fifty-year-old Eugene Wren discovers an envelope on the street bulging with cash. A man plagued by a shameful addiction—and his own good intentions—Wren hatches a plan to find the money’s rightful owner. Instead of going to the police, or taking the cash for himself, he prints a notice and posts it around Portobello Road. This ill-conceived act creates a chain of events that links Wren to other Londoners—people afflicted with their own obsessions and despairs. As these volatile characters come into Wren’s life—and the life of his trusting fiancée—the consequences will change them all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePortobello \u003c\/i\u003eis a wonderfully complex tour de force featuring a dazzling depiction of one of London’s most intriguing neighborhoods—and the dangers beneath its newly posh veneer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Editions des Deux Terres","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163876638960,"sku":"9782848932446","price":8.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9782848932446_p0.jpg?v=1763707994","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9782848932446","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}