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A great thriller from the beginning - love John Saul's books
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Scary tale of madness in an old South Carolina family and the devastation that wrecks the current generation.
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John Saul has the instincts of a natural storyteller.
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John Saul pulls you in deeper and deeper, you want to finish the book in one sitting.
This book grabbed my attention from the very beginning. It was a quick read since I found it hard to put down. It was the first John Saul book I had read but certainly not the last.
Very good book. I reccomend reading it.
Nothing special.
Loved it.
This is one of my favorite books ever! It is the first John Saul title I read...which led to me reading just about every one of his books!
FROM THE PUBLISHER
The House: Lush and deceptively tranquil, with its pristine beaches and blossoming vegetation, the island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast. Here, where sudden storms unleash the murderous rage of wind and sea, stands the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amid ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Here, Marguerite Devereaux, fifty and childless, has cast off her dreams to care for her aged, demanding mother.
The Family: Now, for the first time in twenty years, Kevin Devereaux has returned home to this secluded place with his wife and two children. They have come to visit Kevin's mother - hated, frightening Mother, with her slash of red lipstick, mask of bone-white powder, and a tongue that has always cut to Kevin's heart...and into his darkest nightmares. She said she was ill - but is that the real reason the old woman summoned the son she has not seen in so many years?
The Horror: Suddenly, horribly, Mother dies inside the locked nursery. And now there will be no escape. For now, all the secrets of this once-proud southern family emerge like tortured spirits from the sinister past to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of this decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved.
The House: Lush and deceptively tranquil, with its pristine beaches and blossoming vegetation, the island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast. Here, where sudden storms unleash the murderous rage of wind and sea, stands the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amid ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Here, Marguerite Devereaux, fifty and childless, has cast off her dreams to care for her aged, demanding mother.
The Family: Now, for the first time in twenty years, Kevin Devereaux has returned home to this secluded place with his wife and two children. They have come to visit Kevin's mother - hated, frightening Mother, with her slash of red lipstick, mask of bone-white powder, and a tongue that has always cut to Kevin's heart...and into his darkest nightmares. She said she was ill - but is that the real reason the old woman summoned the son she has not seen in so many years?
The Horror: Suddenly, horribly, Mother dies inside the locked nursery. And now there will be no escape. For now, all the secrets of this once-proud southern family emerge like tortured spirits from the sinister past to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of this decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved.
Not as scarey has some of John Sauls earlier works, but still a good story. Family moves back into mansion where cruel mother lives & dies and then haunts them. Book is somewhat older, slight yellowing of pages, but otherwise in good condition.
Kevin Decereaux returns home to the Devereaux mansion on an island off the South Carolina coast for the first time in twenty years. He brings with him his wife and two children to visit Kevin's mother - hated, frightening Mother, with her slash of red lipstick, mask of bone-white powder, and a tongue that has always cut to Kevin's heart - and into his darkest nightmares. She said she was ill - but is that the real reason for the old woman summoned the son she has not seen in so many years? Suddenly, horribly, Mother dies inside the locked nursery. And now there will be escape. For now. all the secrets of this once-proud southern family emerge like tortured spirits from the sinister past to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of this decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved.
Lush and deceptively tranquil, the secluded island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast-as does the Devereaux mansion, a once great plantation house now crumbling amid the ancient oaks. Now, for the first time in 2 decades, Kevin Devereaux has returned here with his wife and children to visit Kevins hated, frightening mother. She said she was ill-but is that really why the old woman has summoned the son she has not seen in so many years? Suddenly, horribly, one of the Devereauxs is going to die. And now, all the dark secrets of this once-proud Southern family will emerge to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of the decaying old house, they learn the true terror.
Didn't read.
