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Brooks Stanwood

Autor von The Glow

5 Werke 145 Mitglieder 4 Rezensionen

Über den Autor

Brooks Stanwood was the pseudonym used by husband and wife writing team Howard and Susan Kaminsky. Their books included The Glow and The Seventh Child. (Bowker Author Biography)

Beinhaltet den Namen: Stanwood Brooks

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(eng) Brooks Stanwood is a joint pseudonym of Howard Kaminsky and Susan S. Kaminsky.

Bildnachweis: Howard and Susan Kaminsky

Werke von Brooks Stanwood

The Glow (1979) 87 Exemplare
The Seventh Child (1982) 54 Exemplare
Jogging (1980) 2 Exemplare
Los Aerobistas 1 Exemplar

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Howard Kaminsky
Susan Kaminsky
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n/a
Nationalität
USA

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A completely predictable story.

I saw every "twist" coming.
 
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nx74defiant | 1 weitere Rezension | Mar 12, 2017 |
The town of Ripton Falls, where the Richardson family comes to settle, is idyllic: nestled in the Berkshires, it boasts a stunning village green, large old houses, and a breathtaking setting. It is perfect for Hal and Judy Richardson and their nine-year-old daughter, Annie. Recruited overnight from a frustrating job in Los Angeles by the Hilliards, Ripton Falls' oldest family, they and several other families join the Hilliards' privately owned firm in what seems a stroke of good luck. They are happier than they have been in years.
But then the accidents begin. None is fatal, and some are so slight as to seem frivolous. It is Judy Richardson who first notices the disturbing and unmistakable pattern emerging as one by one the children of the new families are singled out. An obscure reference to a centuries-old legend begins to take on meaning for her--a legend about seven other children, children apparently so evil that the town had to erase from its history all record of their existence. As July and Hal's suspicions grow, speculation turns to realization and then to horror: They have been brought to Ripton Falls for a specific reason and for one reason and for one reason only: for their daughter, Annie.
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christinejoseph | 1 weitere Rezension | Sep 7, 2015 |
I've had this ratty looking paperback from the 80s sitting on my bookshelf for nearly a decade and decided the other day to start cleaning out some of the older unread books. The blurb was sort of appealing but describes nothing of the actual story so it never really grabbed me when searching for 'the next read'.

Well let me first say; excellent book, am very glad I read it rather than just donating it to charity. What happens?

Well it's hard to say much without giving away the excellent build up present in the novel, but lets just say that a young couple move into a new apartment that is both in a remarkable location and rather inexpensive, this is the first rather odd scenario as most people know good apartments, in good locations do not have inexpensive rents. From here on you're almost waiting for something bad to happen, a serial killer spree, a Hannibal Lecter-esque neighbour, et cetera. Instead what happens is small little things that could be coincidences or could be more and it slowly builds to an unexpected & excellent ending.

Really enjoyed this book.
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HenriMoreaux | 1 weitere Rezension | Jun 18, 2013 |
Tightly written, suspenseful (although words and sentence structure seem so simplistic). Enjoyable.
 
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JoAnnSmithAinsworth | 1 weitere Rezension | Aug 9, 2012 |

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