Palindrome Hannah [Hardcover]

Michael Bailey (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2005

Five dark tales set in the rain-soaked city of Seattle. A series of clever and horrifying narratives intertwine in this blend of art and pop, horror and dramatic intrigue. Mysterious palindromes haunt the text and question the nature of coincidence.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"...I definitely admire what Bailey’s created here." -- SFReader.com, August 7, 2005

"...terrific, distinctive voice, a sense of drama, and great sensory images." -- Michael Carr, Editor

"Palindrome Hannah avoids the polemic and ultimately just tells some damned good stories." -- Necropsy, August 2, 2005

"Sick and twisted in a pleasing sort of way... It's not only disturbing stuff, it is very entertaining." -- Mountain Democrat, June 22, 2005

"The underlying concept of "mirroring," as in a palindrome, is well conceived." -- Jack Magestro, Author --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Publisher

This strange novel is filled with symbolism and imagery, painted in the bright flowing colors of a twisted imagination. It holds five dark tales, each dissimilar from the next. These stories will make you ponder, keep you guessing, and leave you yearning for more. Nested narratives push the limits of form in this collection of stories.

Enter a cruel "palindrome" world: a symmetric place where disturbing situations displace the common; where good acts transmute to evil ones. Within, characters influence each other through macabre arrangements of involuntary happenstance, and learn the inevitabilities of coincidence.

A segmented story of a mother and daughter intertwines the others. This hidden sixth story, told in reverse and assembled from the five separate narratives, uncovers the sad life of a child who carries a palindrome name, and her struggling teenage mother. With five stories heading one direction, and Hannah traveling the opposite, the story unfolds like the meaning hidden in a palindrome. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 332 pages
• Publisher: Unlimited Publishing (April 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1588321274
• ISBN-13: 978-1588321275
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 5.9 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,134,902 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

4.0 out of 5 stars refreshingly different, August 4, 2006

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authorinak (Alaska, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Palindrome Hannah (Paperback)

So Awesome, so horrible, and so refreshingly different. Looking forward to future works by this author.

3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great first book!, April 8, 2005

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Jakums Razorb (California USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Palindrome Hannah (Paperback)

You'll hear Michael Bailey's name up there with Stephen king and Dean Koontz one day soon. Very powerful and well written for being his first book. Deffinately a must read for horror fans!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wow, August 2, 2005

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Justin "Abbeville" (Louisiana) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Palindrome Hannah (Paperback)

What better three letter word can describe this book. WOW! I absolutley enjoyed it. While I read it was like watching a movie the one's that make you go "Oh yeah I remember him/her or that from earlier" which makes the movie or in this case book that much more thrilling. Bailey has truley created a piece of artwork as everyone else has previously stated its hard to believe that this was his first book. Kudos on the great book Bailey and the start of a new and promising career.