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Driven by her obsession with Elizabeth, her cousin who was orphaned as an infant and has been raised by Ruth's parents, Ruth awaits the moment at which she will be able to destroy her nemesis

but beneath the surface nurses a hatred as powerful as the sea, and as sharp as the coldest of blades. The object of Ruth's malevolence is her cousin, Elizabeth -- orphaned at nine months and raised by Ruth's parents as their own -- whose very presence stole Ruth's birthright as only child. From this twisted sense of betrayal grows an envy, dark as night, from which there can be but one refuge: Elizabeth's destruction.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i>