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The Birthing House
Christopher Ransom
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Description for The Birthing House
Paperback. A new twist on a haunted-house tale for the next generation of horror.. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 290. Some age and shelf wear.
When Conrad Harrison impulse-buys a big old house in Wisconsin, his wife Jo doesn't share his enthusiasm, reluctant at the idea of leaving their LA life - so Conrad is left to set up their new home as she ties up loose ends at work. But Conrad's new purchase is not all that it seems. Soon Conrad is hearing the ghostly wailing of a baby in the night, seeing blood on the floor and being haunted by a woman who looks exactly like Jo. With his wife away, Conrad becomes obsessed by the pregnant girl next door, Nadia, who claims ... Read more
When Conrad Harrison impulse-buys a big old house in Wisconsin, his wife Jo doesn't share his enthusiasm, reluctant at the idea of leaving their LA life - so Conrad is left to set up their new home as she ties up loose ends at work. But Conrad's new purchase is not all that it seems. Soon Conrad is hearing the ghostly wailing of a baby in the night, seeing blood on the floor and being haunted by a woman who looks exactly like Jo. With his wife away, Conrad becomes obsessed by the pregnant girl next door, Nadia, who claims ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780751541717
SKU
KNH0010410
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Christopher Ransom
Christopher Ransom was born and went to university in Colorado, but moved to New York and then LA with his wife to pursue various careers such as selling ads for media magazines and screenwriting. They then bought a 140-year-old birthing house in Wisconsin, where he wrote this, his first novel.
Reviews for The Birthing House
If The Birthing House had just been a biting and well-written novel about a contemporary marriage, that would have been enough to make it worth your time. If it had just been the kind of genuinely scary story that makes little hairs stand up on the back of your neck, that would have been sufficient as well. But what's remarkable ... Read more