Rooms A Novel
Rooms, a novel by Lauren Oliver, is a captivating exploration of family dynamics and the supernatural. Published by HarperCollins on September 23, 2014, this first edition spans 320 pages and is presented in English. The story unfolds in a country house left behind by the wealthy Richard Walker, whose death brings his estranged family together for their inheritance. As they navigate their complex relationships, they are not alone; the spirits of former residents linger, intertwining the lives of the living and the dead in unexpected ways.
Readers will find a rich narrative that delves into themes of ghosts, secrets, and the haunting truths that bind families. The characters, including Richard’s ex-wife Caroline, troubled son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna, confront their pasts amid the eerie presence of Alice and Sandra, two ghosts tied to the house. As tensions rise and a new ghost emerges, the boundaries between the living and the dead blur, leading to dramatic revelations. This novel presents a unique blend of literary fiction and suspense, inviting readers into a world where memory and legacy collide.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Before I Fall and the Delirium trilogy makes her brilliant adult debut with this mesmerizing story in the tradition of The Lovely Bones, Her Fearful Symmetry, and The Ocean at the End of the Lane—a tale of family, ghosts, secrets, and mystery, in which the lives of the living and the dead intersect in shocking, surprising, and moving ways.
Wealthy Richard Walker has just died, leaving behind his country house full of rooms packed with the detritus of a lifetime. His estranged family—bitter ex-wife Caroline, troubled teenage son Trenton, and unforgiving daughter Minna—have arrived for their inheritance.
But the Walkers are not alone. Prim Alice and the cynical Sandra, long dead former residents bound to the house, linger within its claustrophobic walls. Jostling for space, memory, and supremacy, they observe the family, trading barbs and reminiscences about their past lives. Though their voices cannot be heard, Alice and Sandra speak through the house itself—in the hiss of the radiator, a creak in the stairs, the dimming of a light bulb.
The living and dead are each haunted by painful truths that will soon surface with explosive force. When a new ghost appears, and Trenton begins to communicate with her, the spirit and human worlds collide—with cataclysmic results.
Elegantly constructed and brilliantly paced, Rooms is an enticing and imaginative ghost story and a searing family drama that is as haunting as it is resonant.
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