My Soul to Keep: 9A Novel - Hardcover

Hawkes, Judith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525939571 ISBN 13: 9780525939573

Publisher: Dutton Adult, 1996

Synopsis

Nan Lucas returns to the Tennessee town of her youth, where she comes across a strange boy who reminds her of a childhood friend who died mysteriously and who may be involved in a series of bizarre mishaps. 25,000 first printing.

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Review:

Start with a leisurely summer in a mountain valley in eastern Tennessee, where gnarled apple trees in the misty morning evoke thoughts of gnomes in sinister fairy tales, and where spirited horses beckon for long trail rides. Throw in a bunch of friendly country dwellers who host enthusiastic barn dances and hint darkly about stills hidden in the woods. Then imagine all of this as experienced through the eyes of a nervous New York City photographer, a divorced woman with her small boy. Sex with a handsome cousin and ample photographic opportunities seem to promise a restful summer for this woman, but when her son starts to hang out with an "imaginary" playmate, things go sour quickly. It's another ghost story from Judith Hawkes--not as brilliantly nuanced and tightly wound as Julian's House, yet just as richly descriptive, and satisfying in a lazy sort of way.

About the Author:

Judith Hawkes lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dutton Adult
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0525939571
• ISBN 13: 9780525939573
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 336