Ghosts of Eden

by T.M. Gray

T. M. Gray's supernatural thriller, Ghosts of Eden, is the story of a young woman's courageous homecoming, her struggle with a tragic past, and a battle whose outcome may determine not only her own fate, but that of the entire planet. The year is 1947, the place, Mount Desert Island, Maine, one of the most sought after summer resorts for the rich and famous. Saxon Faraday, daughter of a local mortician, is neither rich nor famous, and she's returning home to Bar Harbor after a five year infirmity at an insane asylum. Haunted by agonizing memories and questioning her sanity, she faces her greatest challenge: to defeat the evil inside Roquefort Manor, a lightning rod for the dead whose terrors are masterminded by an entity known only as 'the Serpent'. With the help of two friends Saxon journeys into an underground world, a horrific landscape where a nightmare of epic proportion waits to be born. In the autumn, wildfires will blaze through the State of Maine, including Bar Harbor, and in the chaos Saxon's strong spirit may be tempered at last, her resolution forged, as she learns who she really is and why she was chosen to try to defeat the Serpent.T. M. Gray was born in Bar Harbor and lives in Downeast, Maine.

279 pages, Hardcover

First published January 21, 2005

About the author

T. M. Gray hails from coastal Downeast Maine as daughter and wife of lobster fishermen. Currently, her published novels include: Mr. Crisper, The Ravenous, and Ghosts of Eden. She has produced one non-fiction book, Ghosts of Maine, a ghost-hunter's guide to the most haunted hotspots in the state. Over the years, her short works have appeared in magazines, ezines and on CD-ROM, as well as several anthologies. At the present, Gray is working on a new novel as well as a new non-fiction book.

Reviews

[Christina (Boupie) · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was pretty good and a quick read. I finished it in two days and found it realitively scary. However, the alien bit was too much for me. I really did not need the background on the monster and would have liked it better without it. Also I did not need a happy ending or that much detail about the fires. I understand why she wrote it that way but I would have preferred to stick to the scary parts. I did enjoy it though and might read it again.

[Mark · Rating 4 out of 5]

A strong, well-written novella that works well on character and atmosphere, keeping the readers attention gripped throughout. A great book, very much recommended and it's only a shame that we don't see more of T.M.'s work.

[Jeannie Sloan · Rating 1 out of 5]

I did not finish this book because I found the writing too trite.This book would have been better if it was read in the 19th century when not all the writing has been done before over and over again.