The Unloved: A Novel

by John Saul

1988

Status

Available

Publication

Bantam (1988), 400 pages

Description

Lush, a deceptively tranquil, the secluded islandnbsp;nbsp;basks in splendid isolation off the South Carolinanbsp;nbsp;coast--as does the Devereaux mansion, a once-greatnbsp;nbsp;plantation house now crumbling amidst the ancientnbsp;nbsp;oaks. Now, for the first time in two decades,nbsp;nbsp;Kevin Devereaux has returned here with his wife andnbsp;nbsp;children to visit Kevin's hated, and frighteningnbsp;nbsp;mother. She said she was ill--but is that really whynbsp;nbsp;the old woman has summoned the son she has notnbsp;nbsp;seen in so many years? Suddenly, horribly, one ofnbsp;nbsp;the Devereauxs is going to die. And now, all thenbsp;nbsp;dark secrets of this once-proud family will emergenbsp;nbsp;to wrap their evil around the unsuspectingnbsp;nbsp;children. Until, in the shadowed corridors andnbsp;nbsp;dust-covered rooms of the decaying old house, they learn thenbsp;nbsp;true terror of The Unloved.… (more)

User reviews

LibraryThing member susanbevans
This is an amazing book - I could not put it down! The characters are miserable, the setting original, and the plot chilling.
LibraryThing member gma2lana
I 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.
LibraryThing member JHemlock
Saul 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.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

6.83 inches

ISBN

0553272616 / 9780553272611

Barcode

1603246
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