Keeper

by Michael Garrett, Jennifer Phillips (Reading)

During a frigid winter storm in the rural South, Nancy Barnett is rescued from her husband's sinking car when it plunges off a bridge. Her rescuer, 20-year-old Wayne Crocker, carries her back to his trailer where ice-broken telephone lines prevent him from calling for help. Wayne's fantasies of holding a beautiful woman in his arms now become reality. Captivated by her beauty, he yearns to keep and care for her. He saved her life; maybe now she will be his.

However, Nancy revives nude and in the company of her rescuer - a stranger. But in her half-conscious state, and with no memory of the accident, she mistakenly presumes he's a sex-crazed kidnapper. Unable to convince Nancy otherwise, Wayne ties her up and keeps her in his trailer, fearing that her story, when told to the police, will land him in prison. Nancy's plunge into Kelley Creek twists Wayne's life of quiet desperation into a nightmare of desire and longing.

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First published April 1, 1990

About the author

Michael Garrett is a novelist and short story writer who has the distinction of being Stephen King's first editor and publisher. His 1990 novel KEEPER received rave reviews from critics and was optioned for a movie. He recently wrote a career guide for writers entitled THE PROSE PROFESSIONAL: Your Career as a Fiction Writer, which was published in 2001. However, Mr. Garrett's contributions to the literary world go well beyond writing. He is an Editorial Associate of the Writer's Digest School and, since 1986, has taught a number of fiction and screenwriting workshops at major colleges and universities across the country. Mr. Garrett is also a three-term President of Magic City Writers, an organization for professional and semi-professional writers. Currently, he is an Advisory Board member of Kentucky's Green River Writers.

Reviews

[Rebecca Cecil · Rating 5 out of 5]

LOVED THE BOOK IT BEGAN OUT GOOD AND WAS GOOD TO THE END. THE MALE MAIN CHARACTER FINDS A WOMAN IN A VERY NASTY STORM SHE IS IN THE WATER ESCAPING FROM A CAR THAT WENT INTO THE WATER. HE SAVES HER LIFE BUT THEN HE HAS TOT AKE HER TO HIS TRAILER BECAUSE THE WEATHER IS TO BAD TO DO OTHERWISE AND THEY ARE BOTH FROZEN FROM THE COLD COLD WATER. HE WANTS TO KEEP HER. SHE STRUGGLES FROM REALITY AND FANTASY IN A HALF-CONSCIENCE STATE. IS HE A KEEPER OR A HOMICIDAL RAPIST OR A MAN OF DESPERATION?

IT WAS VERY GOOD THERE IS ONE BAD THING THE USE THE "N" WORD FOR BLACK PEOPLE WHICH I DO NOT LIKE NOR AGREE WITH, THE BOOKS WAS WRITTEN DURING SEGREGATION TIMES. SO I HAD TO LOOK OVER THAT PLUS IT PLAYED A BIG PART IN THE BOOK IN THE END.

THANKS, MICHAEL GARRETT FOR A BOOK WELL WRITTEN.