Edition |
1st ed. in the U.S. |
Description |
227 p. ; 22 cm. |
Note |
"Published simultaneously in 2009, under the title Pie-kah, in Great Britain by Picador, London."--T.p. verso. |
Summary |
"As a child, Miranda Silver developed pica, a rare eating disorder that causes its victims to consume nonedible substances. The death of her mother when Miranda is sixteen exacerbates her condition; nothing, however, satisfies a strange hunger passed down through the women in her family. And then there's the family house in Dover, England, converted to a bed-and-breakfast by Miranda's father. Dover has long been known for its hostility toward outsiders. But The Silver House manifests a more conscious malice toward strangers, dispatching those visitors it despises. Enraged by the constant stream of foreign staff and guests, the house finally unleashes its most destructive power." -- Book jacket. |
Subject |
Vampires -- Fiction.
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England -- Fiction.
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Haunted houses -- Fiction.
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Genre/Form |
Occult fiction.
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ISBN |
9780385526050 (hbk.) |
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0385526059 (hbk.) |
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