Synopsis A young couple named Conrad and Joanna Harrison hope to leave their marriage problems in Los Angeles when they move into a Victorian mansion in Wisconsin. Unfortunately, the house has a dark secret history which begins to manifest itself in horrific hallucinations and apparitions. The Harrisons are soon losing their battle with the haunted spirits, and losing their sanity in the process.
Much to his wife's dismay, Conrad Harrison buys a large, old house in Wisconsin. After a few paranormal incidences in the new house, Conrad's wife returns to her life in California. His neighbor, Nadia claims to have been victimized by the eerie house and Conrad discovers a body hidden within his home's wall, they begin a terrifying investigation into the house's history.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 2009-08-04 |
| Size | | Length: | 308 pages | | Height: | 9.5 in | | Width: | 6.5 in | | Thickness: | 1.2 in | | Weight: | 18.4 oz |
Publisher's Note Hoping to save his troubled marriage by moving with his wife into a rural home that served as a nineteenth-century birthing house, Conrad Harrison receives an album of photos taken at the house and descends into madness upon seeing its images of pain, fear, anger that he associates with his wife. 150,000 first printing.
Industry Reviews "Replete with subtle symbolism that supports the birthing motif (spiders with bulging egg sacs, a moist clutch of snake eggs, etc.), this addictively readable ghost story will keep readers up all night, with the lights on, of course." (06/08/2009)
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