Maynard's House
“An unsettling experience. [C]onfounding, touching and well-written.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Austin Fletcher, a disturbed young Vietnam War vet, is willed a small house deep in the woods of northern Maine. He comes to own it by the generosity of a brother-in-arms—a fellow soldier and confidante, Maynard Whittier, killed in action by a wayward mortar shell. The rugged landscape of Maine is an intoxicating blend of claustrophobic interiors and endless frozen wastelands. Little by little, the mysterious force in the house asserts itself until Austin isn't exactly sure what is in his mind and what is real. And just when our hero's had enough and is ready to quit the place, a blizzard arrives and the real haunting begins.
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Maynard's House
“An unsettling experience. [C]onfounding, touching and well-written.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Austin Fletcher, a disturbed young Vietnam War vet, is willed a small house deep in the woods of northern Maine. He comes to own it by the generosity of a brother-in-arms—a fellow soldier and confidante, Maynard Whittier, killed in action by a wayward mortar shell. The rugged landscape of Maine is an intoxicating blend of claustrophobic interiors and endless frozen wastelands. Little by little, the mysterious force in the house asserts itself until Austin isn't exactly sure what is in his mind and what is real. And just when our hero's had enough and is ready to quit the place, a blizzard arrives and the real haunting begins.
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Maynard's House

Maynard's House

by Herman Raucher
Maynard's House
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Maynard's House

Maynard's House

by Herman Raucher

Overview

“An unsettling experience. [C]onfounding, touching and well-written.” —THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

Austin Fletcher, a disturbed young Vietnam War vet, is willed a small house deep in the woods of northern Maine. He comes to own it by the generosity of a brother-in-arms—a fellow soldier and confidante, Maynard Whittier, killed in action by a wayward mortar shell. The rugged landscape of Maine is an intoxicating blend of claustrophobic interiors and endless frozen wastelands. Little by little, the mysterious force in the house asserts itself until Austin isn't exactly sure what is in his mind and what is real. And just when our hero's had enough and is ready to quit the place, a blizzard arrives and the real haunting begins.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781626818903
Publisher: Diversion Publishing
Publication date: 05/05/2015
Pages: 246
Sales rank: 919,247
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Herman Raucher began his writing career during the Golden Age of Live Television, penning original one hour dramas for such esteemed shows as Studio One, Goodyear Playhouse, and The Alcoa Hour. At about the same time, he was serving as advertising copy director for Walt Disney whose new company, Buena Vista, was venturing from animated films into live action productions. Back in New York he served as creative director and board member of several major ad agencies. To further fill out his life he turned his pen to writing four plays, six novels, and seven films, among them being Summer of '42 which was both a best-selling novel and a box office success. It earned him an Academy Award Nomination for Best Original Screenplay as well as a similar nomination from The Writers Guild of America. Raucher's cult film, Hieronymus Merkin, won the Best Original Screenplay award from The Writers Guild of Great Britain. His racially charged movie, Watermelon Man, shook up the film critics no small end.

Perry Daniels is an award-winning, classically trained actor from Atlanta, Georgia, with over a decade of experience on stage, screen, and lurking mysteriously behind the microphone of his home studio. An audiobook junkie and mimic with a love of dialects, Perry strives to bring sincerity, energy, depth, and a focus on performance to his narration.
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