| 词条 | A Dark-Adapted Eye |
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| name = A Dark-adapted Eye | title_orig = | translator = | image = ADarkAdaptedEye.jpg | caption = First edition (UK) | author = Barbara Vine (Ruth Rendell) | cover_artist = | country = United Kingdom | language = English | series = | genre = Crime / Mystery novel / Psychological thriller | published = 1986 (Viking/UK) (Bantam/US) | media_type = Print/Audiobook | pages = 304 (paperback) | isbn = 0-14-008636-6 | oclc= 60261763 | preceded_by = | followed_by = A Fatal Inversion }} A Dark-Adapted Eye (1986) is a psychological thriller novel by Ruth Rendell, written under the nom-de-plume Barbara Vine. The novel won the American Edgar Award. It was adapted as a television film of the same name in 1994 by the BBC. Plot summaryLargely set during World War II, the story is told by Faith Severn, who at the prompting of a true-crime writer recounts her memories of her aunt, the prim, fastidious, and snobbish Vera Hillyard. Vera's life is initially centred on her beautiful younger sister, Eden, even to the exclusion of her own son, Francis, with whom she has a poor relationship. Later, Vera has a second son, Jamie, to whom she is intensely devoted, while Eden marries the scion of a wealthy family. When Eden is unable to have children with her husband, she begins to demand custody of Jamie, who she claims is being poorly raised by Vera. To the bewilderment and shock of the rest of the family, the custody battle escalates to violent levels, leading to tragedy and a series of disturbing revelations. AdaptationA Dark-Adapted Eye was dramatised (with the storyline significantly altered) by the BBC in 1994 as part of The Barbara Vine Mysteries.[1]A note on the titleA dark-adapted eye is one that has adjusted to darkness so that it is able to discern objects. In the context of the novel, the title refers to Faith's ability, after many years, to examine and analyze her family's history and its tragedy. References1. ^{{cite news|url=https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/210197/A-Dark-Adapted-Eye/overview|title=A Dark Adapted Eye (1994)|work=The New York Times|accessdate=12 April 2011}} External links{{commons}}
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