{"product_id":"youll-like-my-mother-paperback","title":"You'll Like My Mother - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNaomi A. Hintze\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrancesca is eight months pregnant when her husband's death in Vietnam makes her a widow at age 21. With no one else to turn to, she remembers her husband's often-repeated promise, \"You'll like my mother.\" Although her mother-in-law, Mrs. Kinsolving, has not answered her telegram or letters, a desperate Francesca sets off to her home in Ohio, hoping the woman will take her in.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen she arrives at the huge, dark, ivy-covered mansion, she feels a twinge of fear, a foreboding that is only increased by the ominous presence of the tall, ivory-haired woman who answers the door. Her eyes are pale gray, almost colorless, her greeting is cold and unfriendly. And when Francesca steps inside, little does she know the terror that awaits her within ...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi A. Hintze's first novel \u003cem\u003eYou'll Like My Mother \u003c\/em\u003e(1969) was a critical success and a finalist for the Edgar Award and was also filmed for a cult classic 1972 movie version starring Patty Duke. This reprint, the first in decades, makes this classic of contemporary Gothic fiction available to a new generation of readers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"If you want your eight hours' sleep, don't start \u003cem\u003eYou'll Like My Mother\u003c\/em\u003e at night, because you'll stay up until you finish it.\" - \u003cem\u003eCharlotte Observer\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Compelling . . . admirers of \u003cem\u003eRosemary's Baby \u003c\/em\u003eshould attend this birth.\" - \u003cem\u003eBook-of-the-Month Club News\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Leads the reader gently down the path of throat-catching suspense into new dimensions of horror.\" - \u003cem\u003ePatriot Ledger\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An honest-to-gosh, edge-of-the-seat, catch-in-the-throat suspense story ... one of the season's most chilling tales.\" \u003cem\u003e- Minneapolis Star\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A suspense story that gives new dimension to the contemporary Gothic.\" \u003cem\u003e- Spokane Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Vivid ... chilling suspense.\" \u003cem\u003e- Publishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.36 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 24, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42091427528839,"sku":"9781960241245","price":30.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/15d320ca8a61bd96618f359470b3d08c.webp?v=1732291861","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/youll-like-my-mother-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}