The Copper Peacock & Other Stories
Ruth Rendell Audio Book

With deceptive economy in these nine short stories, Ruth Rendell indicates hidden depths in ordinary events and creates a sense of profound unease. The stories are: 'A Pair of Yellow Lilies', 'Paperwork', 'Mother’s Help', 'Long Live the Queen', 'Dying Happy', 'The Copper Peacock', 'Weeds', 'The Fish-Sitter' and 'An Unwanted Woman'.

Ruth Rendell, who also writes under the name of Barbara Vine, has won many awards, including the Crime Writers’ Association Gold Dagger and two Edgars from the Mystery Writers of America. She has also won the Crime Writers’ Association Cartier Diamond Dagger. In 1996 she was awarded the CBE and in 1997 became a Life Peer.