John Saul
Paperback | Pages: 355 pages Rating: 3.91 | 7093 Users | 198 Reviews
Details Out Of Books Second Child
| Title | : | Second Child |
| Author | : | John Saul |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 355 pages |
| Published | : | November 3rd 1991 by Bantam (first published 1990) |
| Categories | : | Horror. Fiction. Thriller |
Explanation In Favor Of Books Second Child
Secret Cove. Ruggedly beautiful and remote, bordered by dark woods and deserted beaches, this postcard-perfect village harbors the mansions of the wealthy—families who have summered in splendid seclusion at Secret Cove for generations. Here, one hundred years ago, on the night of the annual August Moon Ball, a shy and lovely servant girl committed a single, unspeakable act of violence—an act so shocking its legacy lives still.And now, long after the horror of that night has faded to a tale whispered by children around summer camp fires, an unholy terror is about to be reborn.
Now, one family is about to feel the icy hand of supernatural fear—as Melissa Holloway, shy and troubled and just thirteen years old, comes to know the blood-drenched secret that waits behind a locked attic door... For in the dead of night a Secret Cove sleeps unaware, a soul-chilling presence slowly begins to enact a terrifying vengeance.
Second Child: It is unspeakable evil merely Melissa's nightmares made horrifyingly real? Is it the manifestation of deadly fury risen from the grave? Or is the heart-stopping horror soon to be unleased in Secret Cove something even more insidious--something unimaginably evil...and alive?
Describe Books During Second Child
| Original Title: | Second Child |
| ISBN: | 0553287303 (ISBN13: 9780553287301) |
| Edition Language: | English |
Rating Out Of Books Second Child
Ratings: 3.91 From 7093 Users | 198 ReviewsWrite Up Out Of Books Second Child
This is the first John Saul novel I've read. I had friends back in the late 70's and early 80's who liked his novels, but none of them appealed to me at the time. Looking at the plots back then, they all seemed to be the same type of novel about "haunted" children. I'm not a big fan of novels with children as the main protagonists. Teenagers and older are fine, but kids under 12 with ESP or telekinesis, or the ability to communicate with ghosts don't appeal to me. They never seem real. They'reWhen 15-year old Teris parents die in a house fire, Teri is the only one to get out. She is collected by her biological father to go live across the country with him, his wife and their 13-year old daughter, Melissa. Melissa is considered by some to be a bit strange. But she has good reason. (The back of the book doesnt say much, so I dont want to give too much away.) They are rich, but Melissa and her mother (Phyllis) dont really fit in, though Phyllis certainly tries. This was really good. I
Good book, a real page-turner. This is one of John Saul's best. I can see it being a movie.
After many years I came back for an old John Saul novel I missed back then and wasn't disappointed. There is no other author mixing appaling family secrets with horror and ghost appearances like John Saul. You really feel for Melissa and Cora hate Phyllis and cant' believe the stunning details you read about Teri and her former family. Everything takes places in a small village world of inhterited money, a very plausible setting, even today. What about D'Arcy? An absolute page turner with
I. Love. It.My favorite characters are D'Arcy and Melissa! What I like are the spooky chapters! The book is now my fave book of all the horrifying books! The important thing I learned about is be nice and be good to people and animals and never harm/murder them! Because you'll never know if they have a ghost friend who will make you pay for every wrong thing you ever done! And you'll suffer in hell just like mean Teri! Melissa has no mean bone in her body so be like Melissa!Thank you John for
Let me start by saying, it scares the crap out of me to think there are actually people like this walking around. EVIL. I HATED a couple of these characters. H.A.T.E.D.! I got so frustrated reading this book; somebody besides me HAD to see what was going on! What the heck, dad!? Maybe that's why this took me so long to get through it.That being said, and without dropping any spoilers, Ill just say I was happy to see how it ended, although this was another one of those that seemed to very quickly
Second Child by John Saul is a horror novel about a girl (Melissa) who is abused by her mother and is protected by a 100 year old ghost which lives in the house. Melissa's half sister Teri comes to live with the family because her mother and stepfather were killed in a fire which it turns out Teri started intentionally so that she could live with her rich father. There are two good examples of motifs in this book which are Melissa's pearls that her father gave her and The straps which Melissa's
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