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Title: Mortal Memory by Thomas H. Cook ISBN: 0-553-56532-X Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 March, 1994 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.12 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Intense
Comment: In Mortal Memory, Thomas Cook focuses on Steven Farris, a 40-something suburbanite who lives with the knowledge that his father murdered his mother and two siblings. Now an adult with his own family, Steven seems to live the perfect life until Rebecca enters. She has set out to write a novel about men who murder their families, and she wants to find out what Steven remembers about his own family. This causes Steven--who narrates this first-person tale--to dig far deeper into the psyche of his dead family; it turns out that he remembers much more than he thought. In the act of remembering, will Steven learn that the sins of the father revisit the son?
But what pushed his seemingly mild-mannered, gentle father into such a barbaric act?
Cook writes with a dreamlike quality; at times, I felt like I was wading through a dream, knowing in some ways how it would turn out but unable to wake up. His words are haunting, and this is a disturbing look into the secret world of a "normal" family. I thought I had the story all figured out, but I was truly surprised by a couple of twists along the way. I was unable to pull away from this novel and even dragged it along on vacation with me in order to finish it. This is worthy of valuable reading time. Don't expect a cleanly wrapped up ending; Cook's story here is a bit too complex for that. However, the writing is excellent, the story is compelling, and the characters get under the skin. Read this one!
Rating: 5
Summary: Weaving the threads the memory_no one does it better
Comment: Thomas H Cook weaves together the threads of memory to make a fabric, real and tangible, of events, place, people, and evidence.
A Master.
Rating: 5
Summary: Haunting
Comment: The novel is about Stephen, a man whose father killed his entire family when he was only a boy. Stephen was spared only because he was not in the house at the moment.
This is a compelling, written story which draws the reader into Stephen's psyche on his quest to find out why his father committed the murders. Along the way, family secrets are uncovered, repressed memories come back to haunt, and exciting plot twists keep us turning the pages, as Stephen finally learns the truth.
Definitely one of the best books I have read this year, and Im looking forward to reading more by the author.
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Title: Places in the Dark by Thomas H. Cook ISBN: 0553580671 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 27 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Breakheart Hill by Thomas H. Cook ISBN: 0553571923 Publisher: Crime Line Pub. Date: 01 July, 1996 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Instruments of Night by Thomas H. Cook ISBN: 0553578200 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 September, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: Evidence of Blood by Thomas H. Cook ISBN: 0553578367 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 02 March, 1998 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Chatham School Affair by Thomas H. Cook ISBN: 0553571931 Publisher: Bantam Pub. Date: 01 October, 1997 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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