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Vanity Dies Hard: Part 1: Directed by Alan Grint. With Jane Gurnett, Leslie Phillips, Leonard Preston, Arthur White. When wealthy middle-aged divorcée Alice Fielding, marries a handsome younger man, her best friend Nesta, who has fallen on hard times, begins to resent her.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Alan Grint
- 1995-03-24
Vanity Dies Hard is one of her early thrillers, and it’s a good one. Alice, recently married to a younger man, is worried about her friend, Nesta, who seems to have vanished. At first, it seems to be just a case of mixed-up addresses, but as Alice asks questions of her friends, she finds out that Nesta had a lot to hide.
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- Mass Market Paperback
A stand-alone novel publishedby John Longin 1966. Vanity dies hard; in some obstinate cases it outlives the man …. —Robert Louis Stevenson, Prince Otto. Alice Whittaker was 37, rich but plain, with no career. Her life was a lonely failure.
Vanity Dies Hard Paperback – Aug. 27 1992. by Ruth Rendell (Author) 4.3 17 ratings. See all formats and editions. Wealthy Alice Whittaker -- now Alice Fielding -- is known for her generosity, and when her friend Nesta vanishes Alice is determined to find her and help her. If that means money, well, Alice has plenty of it.
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- Ruth Rendell
Created by renowned author Ruth Rendell, the first six series focused entirely on her main literary character, Chief Inspector Reg Wexford, played by George Baker. Repeat airings of these series changed the programme's title to The Inspector Wexford Mysteries.
When wealthy middle-aged divorcée Alice Fielding, marries a handsome younger man, her best friend Nesta, who has fallen on hard times, begins to resent her.
4.2 8 ratings. See all formats and editions. Wealthy Alice Whittaker is known for her generosity, and when her friend Nesta vanishes Alice is determined to find her and help her.
