The Dark Shore [Hardcover]

Susan Howatch (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 1972

Was it an accident that befell Sophia, millionaire Jon Tower's first wife, that weekend in Cornwall? When newly wed Sarah Hamilton arrives in England, she expects a brief stay in London before she returns to Canada and a bright future with her husband Jon. But already Jon's estranged son Justin has changed the game by asking if he can return to Canada with them and Sarah becomes increasingly unsettled by Jon's insistence that they visit the house in Cornwall where he lived with Sophia. Buryan is a beautiful house with breathtaking views and cliff walks and Sarah momentarily forgets her misgivings. But all too quickly Jon's mood seems to shift, he becomes secretive, short tempered and withdrawn and Sarah realises that Jon is inexorably drawn to this house because he is trapped in the past. Too late, however, to stop a nightmarish replay of the mysterious events, which led to Sophia's death ten years before.

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Editorial Reviews

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“One of the best correspondents on the war between darkness and light.” -- Kirkus Reviews

“She may well be the Anthony Trollope of the 20th century.” -- The Washington Post --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Susan Howatch is an author whose international best–sellers have sold in the millions. The Dark Shore, The Waiting Sands and Call in the Night, originally published in the Sixties, are among her finest works of intrigue and suspense. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 226 pages
• Publisher: Stein & Day Pub (March 1972)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812814576
• ISBN-13: 978-0812814576
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,268,352 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars nice surprise, June 8, 2006

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Linda Pagliuco "katknit" (CT, United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dark Shore (Mass Market Paperback)

Expecting this older mystery to be dated and predictable, I was agreeably surprised at finding it engaging and, well, mysterious. Sometimes the outcomes in older books are ridiculously easy to foresee, but The Dark Shore kept me guessing most of the way through. The descriptions of Cornwall are good, and Howatch is a skilled writer, one who improved over time but was never half bad. Enjoyable.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not sure !, October 22, 2001

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Beverley Strong (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Dark Shore (Hardcover)

I normally like all of Susan Howatch's books but I'm not too sure about this one.It's a bit like a junior version of "Rebecca" It's a murder mystery peopled with dark characters and the hero has a mysterious former marriage.I finished it but it left me with an unsatisfied feeling.I found it in an op-shop so I don't suppose that many people will read it these days but I'd love to talk to anyone who does.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Deja vu, January 3, 2005

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naenti (MALAYSIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Dark Shore (Mass Market Paperback)

I agree with one of the reviewers - this has strains of Rebecca but obviously is nowhere as good as the original. The characters are not well developed and the mystery is unsatisfying. There is a feeling of incompleteness after reading this shorter Howatch novel. However it is fairly well written and the romance between the young, inexperienced Sarah, her husband Jon and the mysterious Marijohn are enough to keep you occupied.