Seemed very much like an old horror movie from the 60s. This novel is an adventure into the mind of the horror. A simmering literary thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices. Our book was the winter people by jennifer mcmahon. Chevy stevens, author of always watching the winter people blends the anguish of loss and the yearning for connection into one great story, well told. People move into haunted houses, sure, but who builds one. The winter people by jennifer mcmahon is a 2014 doubleday publication. Starring kurt russell breakdown and kelly mcgillis top gun as forbidden lovers willing to risk everything to be together, winter people is an entrancing the hollywood reporter film that shows how beautiful and powerful love can be in the face of devastating odds. With her beautifully drawn characters and complex, layered, and suspenseful story, mcmahon has woven a dream from which i didnt want to wakeand couldnt have even if i wanted to. The winter people by jennifer mcmahon, paperback barnes. Winter people is the kind of movie where you sit there asking yourself questions that apparently never occurred to the filmmakers. The winter people npr coverage of the winter people by jennifer mcmahon. The winter people jennifer mcmahon movie lloyd bridges, kurt. Thats the central question of montpelier writer jennifer mcmahons ninth suspense.
Jennifer mcmahon s latest premise is utterly chilling. The new york times bestselling author of the invited will shock you with a simmering psychological thriller about ghostly secrets, dark choices. Normally, i pull out an old favorite, like peter straubs ghost story or perhaps something by poe, but this year i went in search of something new, or at least new to me. With her beautifully drawn characters and complex, layered, and painfully suspenseful story, mcmahon has woven a dream from which i didnt want to wake and couldnt have even if i wanted to. Ive watched way too many horror movies to be nosing around the woods or some. Jennifer mcmahon is a writer of exceptional talent, and the winter people is a hypnotic, gripping and deeply moving thriller. Jennifer mcmahon is the author of seven novels, including the night sister and promise not to tell. Its that time of year when i find myself in the mood for a creepy tale of horror. Jennifer mcmahons latest premise is utterly chilling. The invited deserves a special spot in the canon of great ghost stories, and will remind mcmahon s readers why she is such a worthy literary descendant of shirley jackson.
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