Yesterday's Child (Paperback)

by Barbara Wood (Author)
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Product Description
“An accomplished storyteller.”
—John Jakes, New York Times bestselling author

Brimming with the passion and suspense Barbara Wood’s fans have come to expect, this magnificent novel portrays two lovers separated by deadly secrets and trapped in the fateful hourglass of time.

Beautiful young Andrea travels from Los Angeles to her ancestral home in England to meet her relatives and confront her mysterious heritage. But from the first moment she steps foot in her grandmother’s cold Victorian house in Warrington, she senses an awesome, unsettling presence. She knows that a rendezvous awaits her: a terrifying journey into the past, and a shattering encounter that will mark her and change her forever.

Andrea soon learns how terribly right her instincts have been. Waiting for her is Victor Townsend, a man who reaches out to embrace her from beyond the grave, a man for whom she hungers—even though she knows of his past evil deeds. But Andrea also discovers the lingering horrors of the old house, its carefully buried secrets, and a timeless, tragic passion still burning within its aging walls.

About the Author
Barbara Wood is the author of twenty-three acclaimed novels, including Green City in the Sun, The Dreaming, Virgins of Paradise, and The Blessing Stone. She lives in California.

Product Details

• Paperback: 212 pages
• Publisher: Authors Choice Press (June 19, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0595433243
• ISBN-13: 978-0595433247
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,201,261 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A parallel world of today and yesterday under one roof, October 18, 1999

By	Leanne (Cape Town, South Africa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Yesterday's Child (Hardcover)

Why is this book out of print? Barbara Wood bring out such an unusual storyline in this haunting tale. A young woman goes back to her grand mothers house in England to what she thinks is to be a boring visit with an old and dying grandfather. The grandfathers' family is taboo and never discussed, it's dark secrets never revealed, until they start playing their life out infront of her eyes. Is she going mad? Eventually she doesn't care, because the lives she sees...... well that would be telling, wouldn't it! I thought it was a good story and a great read!

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars She can do better!!!, December 3, 2002

By	A. Yaeger "TXYaeger" (Singapore) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Yesterday's Child (Hardcover)

I really love Barbara Wood. I have read many of her books and found most of them very readable and enjoyable. This one is not up to her standards. Repetative! I found myself skipping paragraphs! I will read Sacred Ground next. I hope it is better. If you want a good Barbara Wood-try The Dreaming or Virgins of Paradise.

1.0 out of 5 stars awful, July 12, 2009

By	Jane Wittbrodt (Bay City, MI USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I'm a huge Barbara Wood fan, but this novel is awful. It's so repetitive! It's a creepy, almost incestuous story. Choose from her MANY other terrific books; skip this one!