The Godsend (valancourt 20th Century Classics)
by Bernard Taylor /
2015 / English / EPUB
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Alan and Kate Marlowe are a typical, loving, middle-class couple,
with four young children. But they wish they had just one more, a
beautiful baby daughter. So when a strange young woman abandons her
infant at their house, they view it as a blessing-a godsend-and
adopt little Bonnie as their own.
Alan and Kate Marlowe are a typical, loving, middle-class couple,
with four young children. But they wish they had just one more, a
beautiful baby daughter. So when a strange young woman abandons her
infant at their house, they view it as a blessing-a godsend-and
adopt little Bonnie as their own.
But it is not long after Bonnie's arrival before terrible things
begin to happen to the Marlowe family, beginning with the death of
their son Matthew. As the tragedies mount, Alan starts to suspect
Bonnie and fears he may be losing his grip on his sanity. After
all, surely such a small, lovely, innocent child could not possibly
be responsible for such horrors ... ?
But it is not long after Bonnie's arrival before terrible things
begin to happen to the Marlowe family, beginning with the death of
their son Matthew. As the tragedies mount, Alan starts to suspect
Bonnie and fears he may be losing his grip on his sanity. After
all, surely such a small, lovely, innocent child could not possibly
be responsible for such horrors ... ?
The classic first novel by Bernard Taylor,
The classic first novel by Bernard Taylor,The Godsend
The Godsend
(1976) earned widespread critical acclaim on its initial
publication and was the basis for a 1980 film. This edition, the
first in over twenty years, features a new introduction by Mary
Danby. Taylor's
(1976) earned widespread critical acclaim on its initial
publication and was the basis for a 1980 film. This edition, the
first in over twenty years, features a new introduction by Mary
Danby. Taylor'sSweetheart, Sweetheart
Sweetheart, Sweetheart and
andThe Moorstone
Sickness
The Moorstone
Sickness are also available from Valancourt.
are also available from Valancourt.
"If you liked
"If you likedThe Exorcist
The Exorcist,
,The Other
The Other, and
, andRosemary's Baby
Rosemary's Baby, The Godsend is for you!" -
, The Godsend is for you!" -Hartford
Courant
Hartford
Courant
"
"The Godsend
The Godsend is a splendidly readable and creepy story." -
is a splendidly readable and creepy story." -Sunday Express
Sunday Express
"A shocker . . . I enjoyed every horrid word of it." -
"A shocker . . . I enjoyed every horrid word of it." -Daily
Telegraph
Daily
Telegraph