in His Latest Soul-chilling Novel, Bestselling Author Peter Straub Tells Of A Famous Children’s Book Author Who, In The Wake Of A Grotesque Accident, Realizes That The Most Basic Facts Of Her Existence, Including Her Existence Itself, Have Come Into Question.
willy Patrick, The Respected Author Of The Award-winning Young-adult Novel in The Night Room, Thinks She Is Losing Her Mind–again. One Day, She Is Drawn Helplessly Into The Parking Lot Of A Warehouse. She Knows Somehow That Her Daughter, Holly, Is Being Held In The Building, And She Has An Overwhelming Need To Rescue Her. But What Willy Knows Is Impossible, For Her Daughter Is Dead.
on The Same Day, Author Timothy Underhill, Who Has Been Struggling With A New Book About A Troubled Young Woman, Is Confronted With The Ghost Of His Nine-year-old Sister, April. Soon After, He Begins To Receive Eerie, Fragmented E-mails That He Finally Realizes Are From People He Knew In His Youth–people Now Dead. Like His Sister, They Want Urgently To Tell Him Something. When Willy And Timothy Meet, The Frightening Parallels Between Willy’s Tragic Loss And The Story In Tim’s Manuscript Suggest That They Must Join Forces To Confront The Evils Surrounding Them.
usa Today - Bob Minzesheimer
a Lot Of Characters And Subplots Compete For Attention -- At Times Too Many For My Taste -- But The Story Never Lags, With An Angry Angel And The Ghost Of Underhill's Murdered Sister And Weird E-mails Sent To Underhill By The Recently Deceased … in The Night Room Is Packed With Interesting Stuff.
Categories:
- Teen & Young Adult
- Literature & Fiction
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Author : Straub, Peter
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2006-03-28
Number Of Pages : 384
Binding : Mass Market Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0345491327
ISBN-13 : 9780345491329
Item weight : 0.3 lb
Dimensions : 1 in x 4.3 in x 6.8 in
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