The Twisted Tree

Author: Rachel Burge
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction Ltd.
ISBN: 1471407772
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 186

Book Description
Part ghost story, part Nordic mystery - a creepy and chilling tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman and Michelle Paver's DARK MATTER. SEQUEL OUT NOW: The Crooked Mask Martha can tell things about a person just by touching their clothes, as if their emotions and memories have been absorbed into the material. It started the day she fell from the tree at her grandma's cabin and became blind in one eye. Determined to understand her strange ability, Martha sets off to visit her grandmother, Mormor - only to discover Mormor is dead, a peculiar boy is in her cabin and a terrifying creature is on the loose. Then the spinning wheel starts creaking, books move around and terror creeps in . . . Set in the remote snows of contemporary Norway, THE TWISTED TREE is a ghost story that twists and turns - and never takes you quite where you'd expect. Praise for The Twisted Tree A creepy and evocative fantasy likely to make readers wary of the shadows in the corner of an eye, The Sunday Times Rattles along with proper page-turning pace, The Daily Express Creepy and amazing, MTV UK Creates an atmosphere of Stephen King intensity, The Irish Examiner A terrific read - twisty and scary and instantly gripping, Waterstones (Exeter Roman Gate) A ghost story that will get under the skin of the most hardened reader, Starburst Magazine The perfect book for cold and wintry nights, prepare to be chilled to your very bones, Culturefly

The Twisted Tree (Valancourt 20th Century Classics)

Author: Frank Baker
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781948405911
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 236

Book Description
The "twisted tree" is a blackthorn branch, picked by Tansy Penderil, a naive young Cornish girl, on the same day she meets the handsome but diabolical Roger Chailey in the woods for the first time. But it is not the only souvenir of their encounter: eighteen years later, Tansy's son, David, is the living image of Chailey, sharing not only his father's good looks but also his immoral ways. David's resemblance to her first lover triggers powerful feelings in Tansy and leads to a strange relationship between mother and son, as well as a terrible and shocking conclusion . . . The Twisted Tree (1935) is the extremely rare first novel by Frank Baker (1908-1983), best known for his avian apocalypse novel The Birds (1936) and his classic fantasy Miss Hargreaves (1940). A story that one critic said might have been "written by the ghost of D. H. Lawrence seated on the grave of Mary Webb," Baker's brooding Gothic drama is an important rediscovery that remains a gripping and powerful read. "A dark and terrible tale." - Howard Spring "An imaginative novel told with a haunting sense of subconscious evil . . . The climax comes with startling effect. A vivid and stirring book." - Manchester Evening News "A thoroughly interesting and often moving tale." - Compton Mackenzie

The Crooked Mask (sequel to The Twisted Tree)

Author: Rachel Burge
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1471409198
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 218

Book Description
Part ghost story, part murder mystery - a creepy and magical tale steeped in Norse myth, perfect for fans of Neil Gaiman. Welcome to the Circus of Myth & Mayhem - where performers re-enact tales of the Norse gods wearing masks which mysteriously change expression, the creepy jester isn't quite human, and the big top is full of the dead. Martha arrives at the circus, deep in the forests of Northern Norway, determined to learn how Nina died. Did she fall from the trapeze as Stig said, or was there more to her 'accident?' Drawn into a dangerous game of the gods, Martha must look behind the mask and see the truth . . . before it's too late. Following the events of THE TWISTED TREE, THE CROOKED MASK continues the story of Martha and Stig as she comes to terms with her magical inheritance. Praise for The Twisted Tree A creepy and evocative fantasy likely to make readers wary of the shadows in the corner of an eye, The Sunday Times Rattles along with proper page-turning pace, The Daily Express Creepy and amazing, MTV UK Creates an atmosphere of Stephen King intensity, The Irish Examiner A terrific read - twisty and scary and instantly gripping, Waterstones (Exeter Roman Gate) A ghost story that will get under the skin of the most hardened reader, Starburst Magazine The perfect book for cold and wintry nights, prepare to be chilled to your very bones, Culturefly

Twisted Tree

Author: Kent Meyers
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780547386409
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 289

Book Description
Narrates the life and death of Hayley Jo Zimmerman through the eyes of an ex-priest who remembers baptizing her, a supermarket clerk who recalls an encounter with her, and her best friend, who feels their reckless behavior fed her addiction.

The Werewolf of Twisted Tree Lodge

Author: R. L. Stine
Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780590463065
Category : Horror stories.
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
Earning first place in a horror story contest, a literary winner is invited to spend a weekend with famous horror writers at the Twisted Tree Lodge, where everyone turns into werewolves. Original.

Waking the Witch

Author: Rachel Burge
Publisher: Bonnier Zaffre Ltd.
ISBN: 1471411338
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 209

Book Description
'I tried to keep you safe, but I see now that I can't. They won't stop until they have you . . .' When Ivy's search for her mother draws her to a remote Welsh isle, she uncovers a dark secret about her past. An ancient and corrupt power is stalking Ivy, and her only chance of survival is to look deep within herself. For not every story in legend is true, and some evils are not what they seem. An unputdownable novel steeped in Welsh mythology and Arthurian legend, from the bestselling author of THE TWISTED TREE and THE CROOKED MASK

Beneath the Twisted Trees

Author: Bradley Beaulieu
Publisher: Hachette UK
ISBN: 1473223628
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 688

Book Description
Çeda was an elite warrior in service to the kings of Sharakhai. She has been an assassin in dark places. A weapon poised to strike from the shadows. A voice from the darkness, striving to free her people. No longer. Now she's going to lead. The age of the Kings is coming to an end . . .

The Twisted Christmas Tree

Author: Ryan Henderson
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
ISBN: 9781481098113
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 26

Book Description
This is an inspirational children's book for all ages, about a tree named Charlie whose appearance was changed after a huge windstorm. This book helps to teach that it's ok to be different. Although it's about a Christmas tree, this story can be read all year round. It was inspired by a couple who actually chooses the odd-looking trees to bless their home during Christmas.

The Tree of Hope

Author: Anna Orenstein-Cardona
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
ISBN: 1506484093
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 42

Book Description
The true story of a beloved banyan tree and a community that fought to save it in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

Twisted Roots of Evil

Author: Susan Kesegich
Publisher: Independently Published
ISBN: 9781723781827
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 310

Book Description
A true story of incest, physical abuse and mental torment and how one young girl fought back! For 17 years Louise was married to this man she had come to hate. Along with her were her five innocent children. For every year of their lives they watched their father brutally batter their mother. Each of the children were subjected to one or more of the following types of abuse. Incest. Physical Beatings. Mental Abuse. Deprivation. Rape. For years this family lived in fear and in 1977 they were failed by the judicial system when they tried to escape. They were able to get away but he only got a slap on the wrist. In 1994, seventeen years later he would not walk away. During that seventeen year period he married a severely mentally handicapped cousin and raised five more children. This second family was more severely abused. Learn from this story how a police captain from a small southern town finally brought about justice for all these victims and touched the lives of both families. This is a story of survival and strength and a story for survivors everywhere.