Read by David Threlfall

A Sight for Sore Eyes tells three stories, and for the longest time, the reader has no inkling
of how they will come together The first is a story of a little girl who has been scolded and
sent to her room when her mother is brutally murdered; as Francine grows up, she is haunted by
the experience, and it is years before she even speaks Secondly, we become privy to the life
of a young man, Teddy, born of unthinking young parents, who grows up almost completely ignored
Free of societal mores, he becomes a sociopath, who eventually discovers that killing can be an
effective way to get what he wants Thirdly, we meet Harriet, who from an early age has learned
to use her beauty to make her way in the world Bored by marriage to a wealthy, much older man,
she scans the local newspapers for handymen to perform odd jobs around the house, including
services in the bedroom When these three plots strands finally converge, the result is harrowing
and unforgettable A Sight for Sore Eyes is not just the work of a writer at the peak of her craft
It is an extraordinary story by a writer who, after 45 books, countless awards, and decades of
international acclaim, is still getting better with every book.

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