The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine: An eShort
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Authors: |
Straub, Peter |
Publisher: |
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
BISAC/Subject: |
FIC030000, FIC015000 |
ISBN: |
9780345802873, Related ISBNs: 034580287X, 0385367171, 038536718X, 9780345802873, 9780385367172 |
Classification: |
Non-Fiction |
Number of pages: |
64, |
Audience: |
General/trade |
Synopsis: Peter Straub masterfully weaves horror and suspense into a love story unlike any other: the ballad of Ballard and Sandrine.
Ballard and his considerably younger lover Sandrine have been brought together by a shared erotic obsession of the darkest kind. As they travel down a remote part of the Amazon River on a luxurious yacht, they spend their days indulging in their macabre pastime. Through a haze of pain and pleasure, the lovers are witness to a series of increasingly sinister portents, dreams and visions that haunt their claustrophobic and disturbing world. With Peter Straub’s signature, breathtaking twists and an astonishing climax, you’ll never forget The Ballad of Ballard and Sandrine.
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