Publishers Weekly, March 9th, 1990
GALLOWGLASS Ruth Rendell's literary style, originality and haunting characters confirm her identity in the books she writes as Vine (Edgar Award-winning A Dark-Adapted Eye; A Fatal Inversion) and this spellbinder again displays her talents. Harking back to an ancient Celtic code of honor in which a warrior designated "gallowglass" was sworn to die, if necessary, for his chief, the novel deals with two modern-day exemplars of the sacrificial bodyguard, each of whom relates alternating segments of the narrative. One of the two is Joe, an uneducated, emotionally needy youth who is prevented from ...
HighBeam Research, Free Preview: 'Gallowglass. (book reviews)'... Full Membership required for unlimited access. Free 7-day trial.
Subscribers: HighBeam content is only available to HighBeam subscribers. Click the link above for more information.
