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The Birthing House
The Birthing House: A Novel | Christopher Ransom
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It was expecting them. Conrad and Joanna Harrison, a young couple from Los Angeles, attempt to save their marriage by leaving the pressures of the city to start anew in a quiet, rural setting. They buy a Victorian mansion that once served as a haven for unwed mothers, called a birthing house. One day when Joanna is away, the previous owner visits Conrad to bequeath a vital piece of the house's historic heritage, a photo album that he claims "belongs to the house." Thumbing through the old, sepia-colored photographs of midwives and fearful, unhappily pregnant girls in their starched, nineteenth-century dresses, Conrad is suddenly chilled to the bone: staring back at him with a countenance of hatred and rage is the image of his own wife.... Thus begins a story of possession, sexual obsession, and, ultimately, murder, as a centuries-old crime is reenacted in the present, turning Conrad and Joanna's American dream into a relentless nightmare. An extraordinary marriage of supernatural thrills and exquisite psychological suspense, The Birthing House marks the debut of a writer whose first novel is a terrifying tour de force.
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Ast_Arslan
The Birthing House: A Novel | Christopher Ransom
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#WondrousWednesday @Eggs

1. I usually read at least two books at the same time: a book and a ebook
2. Gone with the wind is one of the best reading so far this year. The tagged one is the worst. I truly hated it

Eggs Loved GWTW❤️ 2y
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Madison91
The Birthing House: A Novel | Christopher Ransom
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Panpan

This is not a book I like 😂 it‘s strange and a struggle. It‘s also a bit more of a horror than a thriller, yet still not scary 😅

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Megara
The Birthing House: A Novel | Christopher Ransom
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I just asked this question on #browsery and I‘d love to hear your answers, Littens! What books have you read that are so bad that you actually enjoyed them?

My answer is tagged!

Also, I‘d love to follow and of you Littens who are on Browsery! 😊 #barnesandnoble #recommendations #suggestions

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Read-eat-travel-repeat
The Birthing House: A Novel | Christopher Ransom
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Bailedbailed

Picked this book up from a free box at a hotel the day before our trek. Ended up leaving it behind this morning because I didn't like it enough to carry it's weight. Now it is waiting at a refugio for the next person who needs a book! #hikingwithbooks

saresmoore What an incredibly gorgeous photo! 8y
Alfoster Lovely! 8y
Suzze Is that where you are? Love. 8y
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MyNamesParadise Where are you now? 8y
Read-eat-travel-repeat @saresmoore @Alfoster Thank you! It's easy to take good pictures when the scenery is so beautiful! 8y
Read-eat-travel-repeat @Suzze @MyNamesParadise That's where I was 2 days ago, now! My husband and I hiked the W trek in Torres del Paine, a national park in Chile. It was 4 days of absolutely gorgeous scenery, and about 50 miles. We are proud, but sore and smelly at the moment! (edited) 8y
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