The Shivering Sands [Hardcover]

Victoria Holt (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1969

Caroline Verlaine, the lovely young widow of a world-famous pianist, comes to the legend-haunted Stacy estate to investigate the disappearance of her sister, Roma. As Caroline falls under the spell of the Stacy family and its macabre past, she becomes aware that her sister must have discovered some deadly secret amid the nearby ruins -- a secret that cost Roma her life. A secret that now threatens Caroline . . .

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"For a good escapist read Victoria Holt never disappoints." Netta Martin, Annabel --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Caroline Verlaine, the lovely young widow of a world-famous pianist, comes to the legend-haunted Stacy estate to investigate the disappearance of her sister, Roma. As Caroline falls under the spell of the Stacy family and its macabre past, she becomes aware that her sister must have discovered some deadly secret amid the nearby ruins -- a secret that cost Roma her life. A secret that now threatens Caroline . . . --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 312 pages
• Publisher: Doubleday (June 1969)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0385065884
• ISBN-13: 978-0385065887
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.1 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #835,004 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars What a mystery, August 4, 2003

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Genevieve - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shivering Sands (Hardcover)

A couple years ago, I found this book in a box of other used books each selling for a couple quarters and decided I'd buy it for my mother's birthday. I guess I secretly wanted to read it myself, but it was lost in the shuffle of things before either of us was given the chance to read it. Recently, I went to New Hampshire, and found it in my family's cabin. If you're someone who, like me, does in fact judge a book by it's cover, you would have been drawn to this book immediately. The 1969 edition that I have (I guess my mother didn't want it after all) has a painting on the cover of a girl standing on a cliff over the waves smashing into the rocks below. This scene was what persuaded me into reading the first page.

What a mystery. A widow works incognito as a piano teacher to solve the mystery of her sister's disappearance. The title may give it away, but throughout the book, the reader is given many chances to figure out who, how, and why before it is actually revealed. There is an eerie "haunted" mansion, lots of shocking secrets, desire, and many disturbing encounters. This was a perfect introduction to Victoria Holt. Read it, you'll like it.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Classic Gothic, May 30, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: The Shivering Sands (Hardcover)

Victoria Holt does it again in yet another spectcular Gothic romance, full of suspense and chilling atmosphere. A very good read for those cozy nights by the fire...

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars read this book!!!!!, October 14, 2000

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Wendy (the Netherlands) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Shivering Sands (Audio Cassette)

This is really a great book! I had to read it for school and now I read it several times a year. It's was my second Victoria Holt book and I have read about 20 of her books after Shivering sands, but I still think this is the best. When you start to read it you can't put the book away. And the plot is such a surprise, I was really shocked. It's mysterious and romantic, it'a absolutely my favorite book! You have to read it!