From the author of Bellefleur: A “psychologically incisive”
glimpse into the mind of a deranged predator and the boy he abducts to
be his son (Booklist). Robbie Whitcomb is five years old when
he’s taken from his mother in a mall parking lot. In her attempt to
chase the kidnapper, she’s left badly injured and permanently
disfigured. Such are the methods of the man who calls himself Daddy
Love—a man known to the rest of the world as charismatic preacher
Chester Cash. For the next six years, Robbie is to be Daddy’s
son. That means doing whatever Daddy says—and giving him whatever he
wants. Soon Robbie learns to accept his new name, Gideon. He also
learns that he is not the first of Daddy Love’s sons. And that each
of the others, after reaching a certain age, was never seen again.
As Robbie’s mother recovers from her wounds, her life and marriage
are a daily struggle. But as years go by, she maintains a flicker of
hope that her son is still alive. Meanwhile, Robbie approaches the
“bittersweet age” with no illusions about his fate. But somewhere
within this tortured child lies a spark of rebellion. And he knows all
too well what survival requires. “After all these years, Joyce
Carol Oates can still give me the creeps.” —Marilyn Stasio, The
New York Times Book Review “A lean and disturbing tale that
reverberates after its ending.” —The Columbus Dispatch “Oates
makes us squirm as she forces us to see some of the action through
Love’s twisted and warped perspective.” —Kirkus Reviews
“This unsettling tale showcases Oates’s masterful storytelling.”
—Publishers Weekly
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ISBN
9780802193650
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Mysterious Press/ Open Road Integrated Media
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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