Wicked Angel

by Taylor Caldwell

Book Overview

Taylor Caldwell's novel, Wicked Angel, is the story of a young boy named Angelo Saint (the fanciful name is the choice of his mother, who spoils him shamelessly). The story begins when the handsome,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000ME8PYW
• Release Date: September 1965
• Publisher: Fawcett Crest Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An intriguing look at sociopathy

This is a very different type of story than one would expect from Taylor Caldwell. It deals with the premise that a person born without a soul (or conscience) is as handicapped as a person born without arms or legs. Since most people believe that heredity and environment have everything to do with the way a child develops socially, this story is a true horror story. The young mother in the story becomes gradually aware that her beautiful little son is different in an alarming way. It contrasts her growing concerns with the way her son is developing and her husband's opinion that it is her mothering skills that are lacking. This is a truly frightening story which the reader will compare to "the Bad Seed" or "Rosemary's Baby" A very short, easily readable book that was ahead of it's time as a psychological look at a true sociopath..