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The Darkling: A Novel
R. B. Chesterton
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Description for The Darkling: A Novel
Paperback. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 145 x 221 x 24. Weight in Grams: 356.
In the 1940s, Coden, Alabama was a hideaway for movie stars - an isolated playground tucked among live oaks and placid bay waters where pleasure and vice could be indulged. By the summer of 1974 Coden's glamour has faded, but it doesn't bother Mimi Bosarge, who is just happy to have a job as a live-in tutor with the wealthiest family in town, the Hendersons. When the Hendersons generously open their arms to Annie, a troubled teenager with no recollection of her past, Mimi's greatest concern is creating a curriculum for the family's new ward.
But it ... Read more
In the 1940s, Coden, Alabama was a hideaway for movie stars - an isolated playground tucked among live oaks and placid bay waters where pleasure and vice could be indulged. By the summer of 1974 Coden's glamour has faded, but it doesn't bother Mimi Bosarge, who is just happy to have a job as a live-in tutor with the wealthiest family in town, the Hendersons. When the Hendersons generously open their arms to Annie, a troubled teenager with no recollection of her past, Mimi's greatest concern is creating a curriculum for the family's new ward.
But it ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Pegasus Books United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781605985435
SKU
V9781605985435
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99-13
About R. B. Chesterton
R. B. Chesterton is the pseudonym for Carolyn Haines. She is 2010 recipient of the Harper Lee Award for Distinguished Writing, the 2009 recipient of the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence, and she was recently awarded the 2011 RT Reviewers’ Choice Award for Best Amateur Sleuth. She is the author of dozens of books in a number of genres, ... Read more
Reviews for The Darkling: A Novel
“A sharp and edgy gothic thriller.”
Publishers Weekly “Who doesn’t love a spin-tingling ghost story? Even better, a ghost story so grounded in reality that it keeps you awake reading and sticks with you even in the daylight hours. Another winner from the author of more than 21 books in various genres.”
Delta Magazine “An unsettling piece of ... Read more
Publishers Weekly “Who doesn’t love a spin-tingling ghost story? Even better, a ghost story so grounded in reality that it keeps you awake reading and sticks with you even in the daylight hours. Another winner from the author of more than 21 books in various genres.”
Delta Magazine “An unsettling piece of ... Read more