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Review<p>"Alchemy and love prove a volatile mix in Katsu's vividly imagined first novel, which toggles between the present and the past. While working the graveyard shift at a rural Maine hospital, Dr. Luke Findley discovers that patient Lanny McIlvrae has miraculous self-healing powers. Lanny then relates the incredible tale of her life: sent packing to Boston by her family in 1817 to give birth to her illegitimate child, she fell in with the entourage of Count Adair, a centuries-old alchemist who saved her life with an elixir of immortality. Decadent and domineering, Adair took Lanny as his mistress--a role she accepted until Adair's scheme to use her true love, Jonathan, to perpetuate his unnatural existence forced her to a desperate ruse to thwart his formidable magic powers. Katsu shows considerable skill in rendering a world where Adair's unspeakable evilness and Lanny's wild passion make the supernatural seem possible. The result is a novel full of surprises and a powerful evocation of the dark side of romantic love." —<em>Publishers Weekly</em> </p><p>“Readers won’t be able to tear their eyes away from Katsu’s mesmerizing tale.” —Starred <em>Booklist</em> </p><p>“Alma Katsu’s <em>The Taker</em> is a frighteningly compelling story about those most human monsters—desire and obsession. It will curl your hair and keep you up late at night.” —Keith Donohue, bestselling author of <em>The Stolen Child</em></p><p>“Alma Katsu’s searing tale of otherworldly lovers and eternal obsession will seduce you from page one. With its elegant prose and riveting plot, <em>The Taker</em> is as irresistible as the hauntingly beautiful, pleasure-seeking immortals who scorch its pages. A wicked, sensuous, shattering love story that I can’t recommend enough. You have to experience it for yourself!” —Kresley Cole, #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author </p><p>"Alma Katsu's debut takes the reader on a spell-binding journey through time. This sensual tale of star-crossed love, betrayal and redemption is a rare and addictive treat. Pleasurable from page one." —Danielle Trussoni, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Angelology</em> </p><p>“<em>The Taker</em> is a sexy, dark romance. Alma Katsu’s tale of immortality and unrequited love covers hundreds of years but never strays from this question: What price are we willing to pay to completely possess another?” —Alexi Zentner, author of <em>Touch</em> </p><p>“A centuries-spanning epic that will keep you turning pages all night. This marvelous debut is a thinking person’s guilty pleasure.” <em></em>—Scott Westerfeld, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Leviathan</em><em></em></p><p>“Alma Katsu’s addictive tale of immortal love is brutal, wrenching, and ultimately moving. Gothic and richly detailed, *The Taker<em> it is an astonishing good read.” </em><em>—</em><em>Meg Waite Clayton, bestselling author of *The Wednesday Sisters</em> </p><p>“This is a great book. And by great, I mean, devastatingly so, like reading <em>The Scarlet Letter</em>, while riding a roller coaster, on acid. Seductive, daring, soaring, and ultimately gut-wrenching, <em>The Taker</em> is a lush, historical rendering of transcendent love, paranormal beings, and the depths of pain that can be felt by immortal hearts.” —Jamie Ford, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet</em></p>Product Description<p><em>True love can last an eternity . . . but immortality comes at a price. . . .</em></p><p>On the midnight shift at a hospital in rural Maine, Dr. Luke Findley is expecting another quiet evening of frostbite and the occasional domestic dispute. But the minute Lanore McIlvrae—Lanny—walks into his ER, she changes his life forever. A mysterious woman with a past and plenty of dark secrets, Lanny is unlike anyone Luke has ever met. He is inexplicably drawn to her . . . despite the fact that she is a murder suspect with a police escort. And as she begins to tell her story, a story of enduring love and consummate betrayal that transcends time and mortality, Luke finds himself utterly captivated. </p><p>Her impassioned account begins at the turn of the nineteenth century in the same small town of St. Andrew, Maine, back when it was a Puritan settlement. Consumed as a child by her love for the son of the town’s founder, Lanny will do anything to be with him forever. But the price she pays is steep—an immortal bond that chains her to a terrible fate for all eternity. And now, two centuries later, the key to her healing and her salvation lies with Dr. Luke Findley.</p><p>Part historical novel, part supernatural page-turner, <em>The Taker</em> is an unforgettable tale about the power of unrequited love not only to elevate and sustain, but also to blind and ultimately destroy, and how each of us is responsible for finding our own path to redemption. </p>
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| Author: | Alma Katsu [Katsu, Alma] |
|---|---|
| Publication Year: | 2010 |
| ISBN: | 1439197059 |
| Language: | other |
| File Size: | 0.8394 |
| Format: | |
| Price: | FREE |
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