The Unloved
Written by John Saul
Narrated by Sandra Burr
3.5/5
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The House: Lush and deceptively tranquil, with its pristine beaches and blossoming vegetation, the island basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolina coast. Here, where sudden storms unleash the murderous rage of wind and sea, stands the Devereaux mansion, a once-great plantation house now crumbling amid ancient oaks dripping with Spanish moss. Here, Marguerite Devereaux, fifty and childless, has cast off her dreams to care for her aged, demanding mother.
The Family: Now, for the first time in twenty years, Kevin Devereaux has returned home to this secluded place with his wife and two children. They have come to visit Kevin's mother - hated, frightening Mother, with her slash of red lipstick, mask of bone-white powder, and a tongue that has always cut to Kevin's heart...and into his darkest nightmares. She said she was ill - but is that the real reason the old woman summoned the son she has not seen in so many years?
The Horror: Suddenly, horribly, Mother dies inside the locked nursery. And now there will be no escape. For now, all the secrets of this once-proud southern family emerge like tortured spirits from the sinister past to wrap their evil around the unsuspecting children. Until, in the shadowed corridors and dust-covered rooms of this decaying old house, they learn the true terror of The Unloved..
John Saul
John Saul’s first novel Suffer the Children became an instant bestseller, as have many of the thirty-three novels of dark suspense he has published since. Amidst this busy writing schedule, he divides his time between Seattle, Washington and Hawaii.
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- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saul is a much more sinister version of Koontz. Both writers have a formula that works for them. Both can be predictable but effective. Saul gets under my skin and genuinely creeps me out. Revenge and childhood. Never read a bad book from him.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Ehhh....I used to read John Saul's books all the time and I remember them being entertaining and exciting. This book was okay although the story went a little sideways toward the end. I'm thinking this is just a one off so I'll check out other books of his.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Saul is a much more sinister version of Koontz. Both writers have a formula that works for them. Both can be predictable but effective. Saul gets under my skin and genuinely creeps me out. Revenge and childhood. Never read a bad book from him.
- Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5I have always enjoed John Saul books. This book did not dissapoint me. It flowed rather quickly up until the end. The plot is a familiar one, predictable, but I still enjoyed it.
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This is an amazing book - I could not put it down! The characters are miserable, the setting original, and the plot chilling.