You'll Like My Mother
by Naomi A. Hintze
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Francesca 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.When she arrives at the huge, dark, ivy-covered mansion, she feels a twinge of fear, a foreboding that is only show more 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 . . .Naomi A. Hintze's first novel You'll Like My Mother (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. show lessTags
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I actually saw the movie with Patty Duke, Richard Thomas, and Sian Barbara Allen before I read the book. Usually it's the other way around. And usually I think the book is better than the movie, but I'm not sure in this case. They're both great.
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