Lush, a deceptively tranquil, the secluded islandbasks in splendid isolation off the South Carolinacoast--as does the Devereaux mansion, a once-greatplantation house now crumbling amidst the ancientoaks. Now, for the first time in two decades,Kevin Devereaux has returned here with his wife andchildren to visit Kevin's hated, and frighteningmother. She said she was ill--but is that really whythe old woman has summoned the son she has notseen in so many years? Suddenly, horribly, one ofthe Devereauxs is going to die. And now, all thedark secrets of this once-proud family will emergeto wrap their evil around the unsuspectingchildren. Until, in the shadowed corridors anddust-covered rooms of the decaying old house, they learn thetrue terror of The Unloved.
By:
John Saul Imprint: Bantam Country of Publication: United States Dimensions:
Height: 171mm,
Width: 106mm,
Spine: 25mm
Weight: 215g ISBN:9780553272611 ISBN 10: 0553272616 Pages: 400 Publication Date:01 September 1989 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Other merchandise Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for The Unloved: A Novel
Saul has the instincts of a naturalstoryteller. --<i>People</i>
