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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... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Timothy Underhill: Add a description of this character.
- Mitchell Faber
- Tom Hartland
- Giles Cover
- Philip
- Willy Patrick
- Tim Underhill
- Mr. Davy
- Mark
- Diane Huntress
- Jasper Koh
- Cyrax
- Holly
- Lily Kalendar
- Katherine Hyndman
- Alice
- Coverley
- Joseph Kalendar
- Mr. Bender
- Chester Finnegan
- Richard Spilka
- Beck
- Bill Byrne
- Pforzheimer
- Patel
- Jim
- Koh Le
- Mrs. Halleden
- Jasper Dan Koh
- Molly
- Teddy Barton
- Miss Lathem
- Hershey
- Dr. Bollis
- Henderson
- Maggie
First Sentence edit
About 9:45 on a Wednesday morning early in a rain-drenched September, a novelist named Timothy Underhill gave up, in more distress than he cared to acknowledge, on his ruined breakfast and the New York Times crossword puzzle and returned, far behind schedule, to his third-floor loft at 55 Grand Street.
Series & Lists edit
This book is in Significant Speculative Fiction (Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror). (community list)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Peter Straub (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1400062527
Page Count: 352
Publisher: Random House
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 1400062527
Page Count: 352
Awards edit
- Bram Stoker Award (2004: Best Novel)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.54
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