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Available
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Publication
Recorded Books (2003), Edition: Unabridged Audiobook, 11 CDs, 12 hrs 30 mins
Description
A recently widowed novelist experiences a reawakening of his emotion in a new relationship with his assistant, in a romance set against a decades-old ghost story in North Carolina.
User reviews
LibraryThing member dolphari
Ford Newcombe became a famous writer with his wife's support, but he was devastated when she died young of cancer. He hires a bright, witty young woman, Jackie, as his assistant, because she tells an interesting story of a woman who was stoned for loving the devil. They track down the town where
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this story originated, and are quickly in the middle of a mystery. Jackie has a few psychic moments where she predicts and prevents a catastrophe. They slowly figure out that she witnessed this stoning as a child, and there truly is a devil--who now tries to win Jackie. Ford also faces his own past and makes peace with his estranged relatives. A slightly creepy, but very interesting and funny story. Show Less
LibraryThing member MyaB
This was one of the first books I've read that is written in the first person. I enjoyed the story.
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2003-04
Physical description
368 p.; 7.01 inches
ISBN
1402589069 / 9781402589065