The Glow
by Brooks Stanwood, Howard Kaminsky, Susan S. Kaminsky
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Jackie and Pete Lawrence were a typical young, sophisticated married couple- until they started jogging. And then a commitment to physical fitness became an unimaginable nightmare. . . Such is the premise of the Glow; a chilling tale of horror in which today's passion for physical fitness takes a terrifying contemporary twist. It is the story of a young Manhattan couple he, an up and coming book editor; she, a fashion buyer for a chic department store. They seem to have everything- youth, show more looks, good health. Moreover, the've just found the apartment of their dreams in a charming townhouse on the Upper East Side. And they couldn't ask for more understanding landlords. The Jensens, the Macraes, and the Goodmans all are in their late fifties, but have the vigor and youthfulness of people many years their junior. Their secret, they say, is strenuous exercise and the company of an energetic young couple. Jackie and Pete are the third such couple to join their circle at Twelve East 83rd Street. Almost immediately, Pete is beguiled by the building's health regimen. He runs laps with the Twelvers in central park every morning, eagerly consumes their health food, and curtails his social life. At first Jackie is skeptical, but soon she too becomes a convert. never have they felt better. Then one of the other young couples in the building disappears over night, and life at Number Twelve is never the same again. show lessTags
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I've had this ratty looking paperback from the 80s sitting on my bookshelf for nearly a decade and decided the other day to start cleaning out some of the older unread books. The blurb was sort of appealing but describes nothing of the actual story so it never really grabbed me when searching for 'the next read'.
Well let me first say; excellent book, am very glad I read it rather than just donating it to charity. What happens?
Well it's hard to say much without giving away the excellent build up present in the novel, but lets just say that a young couple move into a new apartment that is both in a remarkable location and rather inexpensive, this is the first rather odd scenario as most people know good apartments, in good locations do show more not have inexpensive rents. From here on you're almost waiting for something bad to happen, a serial killer spree, a Hannibal Lecter-esque neighbour, et cetera. Instead what happens is small little things that could be coincidences or could be more and it slowly builds to an unexpected & excellent ending.
Really enjoyed this book. show less
Well let me first say; excellent book, am very glad I read it rather than just donating it to charity. What happens?
Well it's hard to say much without giving away the excellent build up present in the novel, but lets just say that a young couple move into a new apartment that is both in a remarkable location and rather inexpensive, this is the first rather odd scenario as most people know good apartments, in good locations do show more not have inexpensive rents. From here on you're almost waiting for something bad to happen, a serial killer spree, a Hannibal Lecter-esque neighbour, et cetera. Instead what happens is small little things that could be coincidences or could be more and it slowly builds to an unexpected & excellent ending.
Really enjoyed this book. show less
A completely predictable story.
I saw every "twist" coming.
I saw every "twist" coming.
Fecha de Publicación
Editorial Emecé Editores
Series: Colección Grandes Novelistas
Categorías: Novela
251 Páginas
Título original: The Glow
Traducción de Raquel Albornoz
Editorial Emecé Editores
Series: Colección Grandes Novelistas
Categorías: Novela
251 Páginas
Título original: The Glow
Traducción de Raquel Albornoz
Mar 16, 2025Spanish
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Brooks Stanwood was the pseudonym used by husband and wife writing team Howard and Susan Kaminsky. Their books included The Glow and The Seventh Child. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Howard Kaminsky was born in Brooklyn, New York on January 24, 1940. He attended Brooklyn College and the University of California, Berkeley. During his career in publishing, he worked at Warner Books, Random House, and Hearst. In 1979, he began writing novels with his wife Susan Kaminsky. Talent and The Twelve were written under their own names. show more The Glow and The Seventh Child were written under the pseudonym Brooks Stanwood and The Storyteller was written under the pseudonym Arthur Reid. His solo work, Angel Wings, was published in 2013. He died of a heart attack on August 26, 2017 at the age of 77. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Glow
- Original title
- The Glow
- Original publication date
- 1979
- Epigraph
- 'I have immortal longings in me.' Shakespeare, 'Antony and Cleopatra'.
- Dedication
- In memory of M.K., A.W.K. and C.E.P. with love that keeps growing
- First words
- Vinnie Roamno carefully tucked his pint of Fleischmann's into the barrel of leaves, then stuck his heavy bristle broom in on top of it, handle first, and, whistling what he thought was an aria, started toward his next section... (show all).
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)Later he threw the keys away in a trash barrel near the children's zoo.
- Blurbers
- Fixx, James; Van Slyke, Helen; Kazan, Elia; de Felitta, Frank
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