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Sheep's Clothing by Celia Dale

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flowerbea's review

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dark mysterious slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

rumast's review

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medium-paced

3.0

dianahe's review

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reflective sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

Celia Dale's "Sheep's Clothing" (1988) follows the paths of two women, one middle-aged, the other younger, who met up in Holloway Prison and continue their lives of crime, now together, in a scheme to deceive elderly women living alone (in London) and remove their valuables. We are privy to their thoughts and feelings and witness their treatment of the vulnerable: authentic malice! We are drawn into the domestic settings, the mundane lives of the victims and perpetrators. Someone referred to it, aptly I think, as "quietly sinister", but it is not completely bleak. Celia Dale was 76 when she wrote this, her final novel! I will certainly read more of her work.