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A young couple who move into a Manhattan apartment are approached by their elderly neighbors, who want to be their friends.

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Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse had signed a lease on a five-room apartment in a geometric white house on First Avenue when they received word, from a woman named Mrs. Cortez, that a four-room apartment in the Bramford had become available.

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Part One
Chapters 1-10

Part Two
Chapters 1-10

Part Three
Chapters 1-2

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This is book 1 of 2 in Rosemary's Baby. (standard series)

Followed by Son of Rosemary.

This is book 100 of 100 in Top 100 Mysteries of All Time (Mystery Writers of America, 1995). (authoritative list)

Preceded by Time and Again.

This is book 151 of 200 in Newman and Jones 200 Best Horror Novels. (community list)

Preceded by A Wrinkle in the Skin, and followed by The Playboy Book of Horror and the Supernatural.

This is book 7 of 10 in Publishers Weekly Bestselling Novels In 1967. (authoritative list)

Preceded by The Eighth Day.

This is book 34 of 99 in NPR's Top 100 Killer Thriller. (community list)

Preceded by Gorky Park, and followed by Subterranean.

This book is in Bloomsbury Film Classics. (edition-based publisher list)

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  1. Ira Levin (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Original Language: English
Publisher: Signet
Country: USA
Publication Date: 1967
ISBN: 978-0451194008
Page Count: 320

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Reading Level: Young Adults

Fine for teens or adults.

More Books Like This edit see section history

   
  • Son of Rosemary
  • The Exorcist
  • The Stand
  • Falling Angel
  • The Sentinel
  • The Monk
  • The Haunting of Hill House
  • The Amityville Horror
  • This Perfect Day
  • Boys from Brazil

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  • Danse Macabre

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  • Shock Value

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  • Manchild in the Promised Land
  • The Flight of the Falcon
  • Summerhill: A Radical Approach to Child Rearing

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