The Seeker, R. B. Chesterton
The Seeker, R. B. Chesterton
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The Seeker

Author: R. B. Chesterton

Narrator: Rachel Dulude

Unabridged: 9 hr 23 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/06/2014

Synopsis

A young graduate student travels to Walden Pond expecting to find inspiration in the quiet solitude but instead finds something eerie and malevolent living deliberately in Thoreau's woods.When graduate student Aine Cahill uncovers a journal proving that her aunt Bonnie was an intimate companion of Henry David Thoreau during his supposedly solitary sojourn at Walden Pond, she knows that she has found the perfect subject for her dissertation.She decides to travel to Walden Pond herself to hunker down and work on her writing, but it quickly becomes clear that all is not as it seems in Thoreau's woodland retreat. The further Aine delves into Bonnie's diary, the more she finds herself wondering about her family's sinister legacy—and even her own sanity. (Is there really a young girl lurking in the woods?)As tragedy strikes a nearby town and suspicion falls on Aine, she scrambles to find the truth behind Thoreau's paradise.

About R. B. Chesterton

Carolyn Haines (a.k.a. R. B. Chesterton) is the author of about twenty novels, including the acclaimed Sarah Booth Delaney mystery series. She was honored with the Richard Wright Award for Literary Excellence and the Harper Lee Award. Born and raised in Mississippi, she now lives on a farm in Alabama.

About Rachel Dulude

Rachel Dulude is a costume technician at Trinity Rep. She earned a BA from Plymouth State University in acting. Rachel has performed in productions with the Wilbury Group and at Barker Playhouse in Providence and in the US premiere of Anne Boleyn at the Gamm Theatre in Pawtucket, Rhode Island. She is a member of Providence’s Improv Jones.

Reviews

Goodreads review by June on April 27, 2014

Is there a sequel? Hated the ending. With this book again, the author leaves more questions than closure, more questions than answers. Liked it, just didn't love it.......more

Goodreads review by Veronica on January 27, 2014

I was only going to give this book two stars... until I got about three quarters of the way through when it started to REALLY pick up. The thing I was most annoyed with was the that there was so much going on that did not seem to connect. A love triangle, a touch of supernatural, a family curse, mys......more

Goodreads review by Sophie on November 16, 2015

Overall, this book was disappointing. It started out strong, and I was intrigued by the premise. I loved the idea of a journal that showed Thoreau had someone else with him at Walden Pond, and I especially loved that the heroine had risen from such a difficult background to achieve what she had. Unf......more

Goodreads review by Laura on June 29, 2014

I love the premise of The Seeker: a graduate student (Aine Cahill) looks to turn history on its ear by exposing the "truth" about Thoreau's ostensibly solitary time spent on Walden Pond. The idea that she--and she alone--has the secret diary of the the woman who might have been Thoreau's companion a......more

Quotes

“Inventive…Aine’s struggle with her own illusions is genuinely effective.” Publishers Weekly

“This mix of thriller and ghost story is all about what is just glimpsed for an instant, whether physically or psychologically. And the suspense is intensified by the fact that readers can’t be sure whether they’re following the thoughts of someone sane, unhinged, or in the process of coming apart…Great for both lovers of Thoreau and suspense fans.” Booklist

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