Sweetheart, Sweetheart

by Bernard Taylor

Book Overview

Deep in the English countryside, Gerrard's Hill Cottage promises comfort and peace to all who enter. But beneath its placid surface lurks a demented evil--an aura of murder, madness, and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312781350
• ISBN13: 9780312781354
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 335 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Read it 3 times!

I first read this book in the summer of my 16th year, and I've read it twice since. This is probably one of the best horror fiction novels out there. The twists and turns in this book keep the reader riveted and hungry for the next page. If you like a good ghost story, one that gives you a chill down your spine and that will haunt you for days, this is your book.

As fine a horror novel as I've ever read

I'm well-read in the horror genre. This book and Peter Straub's Ghost Story are the only two that genuinely scared me. That is, made me hesitant to go to sleep so that I would not be visited by evil dreams. Sweetheart, Sweetheart is a splendid mystery and can be read on that level as well. The ending yet lingers in my mind. I need to read a comic novel. Perhaps this will ease my state of mind.

Compelling suspense

I first became interested in this writer because of this book. "Sweetheart, Sweetheart" is on several Best Horror Novel lists-and rightfully so. This author excels at building suspense slowly; he's not a thrill-a-minute writer. But you'll still be unable to put his books down. He's also very good at characterization, which modern horror writers (except for Steven King)tend to ignore; he really makes you care for his protagonists, which makes his books poignant as well as scary. This book has several interesting twists that I didn't see coming. His "Godsend" is also excellent and a must read if you're a fan (like me) of the "evil child" trope.

Simply put:

The BEST ghost story I've ever read!

Sweetheart Scares

I first read this book in the summer of 1978. From the start I found it intriguing, and was so hooked by the story I read it in one afternoon! I've read it several times since then, and always smile when I see the 'clues' I outlined throughout the book. I enjoyed the story so much that I wrote a letter to Mr. Taylor, sharing my enthusiasm for his book. He was kind enough to reply! Cool!