The Tree of Hands

Name: The Tree of Hands
Availability: InStock
Author: Ruth Rendell
ISBN: 0394530985

Ruth Rendell (1984)

SubgenreHigh Fantasy

Age groupAdult 18+

Content ratingR

Pages (Standard (250-400))

Setting

CSM age18+

Goodreads3.9

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Content levels

ViolenceStrong

Sexual contentNone

LanguageModerate

Trigger warnings

Child Harm Death of Child Mental Illness Murder Kidnapping Violence Deception Domestic Violence

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Heroine archetypes

Tortured Heroine

Protagonist archetypes

Morally Gray Protagonist

Tropes

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Themes

Family Dysfunction Deception Mental Illness Moral Ambiguity Consequences of Trauma

Synopsis

Once, when Benet was 14, her mother had tried to stab her with a carving knife. It was some time since she had seen her mad mother, so when she arrived at the airport, Benet tried not to hate her. But then the tragic death of a child begins a chain of deception, kidnap and murder.