Sin, Josephine Hart
Sin, Josephine Hart
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Sin

Author: Josephine Hart

Narrator: Naomi Frederick

Unabridged: 3 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 12/27/2016


Synopsis

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.

About Josephine Hart

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.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Michela on October 03, 2018

Ruth ha un'ossessione: Elizabeth, la cugina che i suoi genitori hanno adottato prima della sua nascita, ed è colpevole di un peccato originale, quello di averle rubato il ruolo di primogenita. Afflitta da un senso primordiale di possesso, per tutta la vita Ruth studierà Elizabeth, cercando di coglier......more

Goodreads review by Nood-Lesse on June 09, 2023

Pecca, pecca, peccatore Amelie aveva scritto della gelosia fra madre e figlia, Josephine mette in scena quella fra sorellastre, lasciando che sia la perfida Ruth a raccontarla. Ruth sta Elizabeth come Iriza Legan stava a Candy Andrew. Invece che nella casa di Pony, siamo nella casa dei Baathus che ha......more

Goodreads review by Dawnelle on January 31, 2013

Josephine Hart's "Sin" was the most inconsistent and frustrating book I've read in a long time. Brilliantly spare and concise, Hart's prose was (at times) surprisingly good. She drops these perfect little phrases throughout the text but she won't let them lie! For lack of a better term, she doesn't......more

Goodreads review by N. on October 30, 2014

This author is just not for me. After being disappointed with Damage I thought I'd give her a second chance. If you see my review of the first book, you might wonder how similar this review is to my review for Damage. That's because Sin just seems to be a repackaging of that first novel, with a few......more

Goodreads review by J on October 09, 2018

3.5 cuidado, ¡cuidado con la envidia! bien dice la biblia que es el pecado capital más grave de todos porque es el que más envenena el alma. pues independientemente de que lo diga la biblia, lo cierto es que es un sentimiento muy peligroso. Ruth sentía celos y envidia de elizabeth, su hermanastra. Tan......more