Starter House, Sonja Condit
Starter House, Sonja Condit
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Starter House
A Novel

Author: Sonja Condit

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 11 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Avon

Published: 12/31/2013

Synopsis

Her dream home is about to become a house of nightmares...From the moment Lacey glimpses the dusty-rose colonial cottage with its angled dormer windows and quaint wooden shutters, she knows she's found her dream house. Walking through its cozy rooms, the expectant mother can see her future children sitting on the round bottom step of the house's beautifully carved staircase, and she imagines them playing beneath the giant maple tree in the warm South Carolina sun. It doesn't matter to Lacey and her husband, Eric, that people had died there years before.But soon their warm and welcoming house turns cold. There is something malevolent within the walls—a disturbing presence that only Lacey can sense. And there is Drew, a demanding and jealous little boy who mysteriously appears when Lacey is alone. Protective of this enigmatic child who reminds her of the troubled students she used to teach, Lacey bakes cookies and plays games to amuse him. Yet, as she quickly discovers, Drew is unpredictable—and dangerous.Fearing for her baby's safety, Lacey sets out to uncover the truth about Drew and her dream house—a search for answers that takes her into the past, into the lives of a long-dead family whose tragic secrets could destroy her. To save her loved ones, Lacey must find a way to lay a terrifying evil to rest...before she, Eric, and their child become its next victims.

About Sonja Condit

Sonja Condit received her MFA from Converse College, where she studied with Robert Olmstead, Leslie Pietrzyk, R. T. Smith, and Marlin Barton. Her short fiction has appeared in Shenandoah magazine, among other publications. She plays principal bassoon in the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra and the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium. She teaches at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Delee on April 29, 2014

2.5 I was talking to a friend the other day about stupid people in ghost stories- The smart ones tend to leave the house behind- which would make for a veeeeeeeery unsatisfying, very short story...The young newlywed walked into the house- fell down the stairs, saw a ghost, and quickly limped out the......more

Goodreads review by Jessica on July 20, 2015

This easily could've been a 3 or 4-star book and I have to give it some credit since I made it all the way through to the end. But while there was lots of potential, the main characters didn't end up making a real connection with each other or the reader. The addition of another main character part......more

Goodreads review by Tara on December 29, 2013

Quick summary: Lacey and Eric are expecting a baby and when she is drawn to a particular house, he makes it happen. They should have kept looking. Seems bad things happen in this house. People fall down the stairs and die. Kids drown in the tub. Women lose their feet. Moms kill their babies. Husbands......more

Goodreads review by Leslie on February 05, 2014

For debut author Sonja Condit, STARTER HOUSE is a knock-out, hands down. What starts out as a ghost story, transforms into a mystery--yet, ghosts and mysteries are often inexplicably intertwined, no? Beautifully written, with care and detail to every word, every sentence, STARTER HOUSE is a story of......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on January 20, 2014

Lacey and her husband, Eric are house hunting. Lacey finds the perfect house. This house has a history, It is known as a murder house. It is evil. Everyone one that has lived here prior has moved. They all have one thing in common. All the women who lived in the house never gave birth to a child. Th......more

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