If there is
another snow storm (perish the thought!) you may want to make sure you have
this book on hand. Then again, if you
are even slightly creeped out by things that go bump in the night you may want
to read this one in the middle of summer, on a beach, anywhere but near woods,
especially those of Vermont.
This is the
story of Sara Harrison Shea who was found brutally murdered in 1908 behind her
farmhouse in West Hall, Vermont. Many
suspected her husband, who committed suicide soon after being discovered
covered with his wife’s blood, killed his wife.
Many others think that someone, or something else, was responsible.
The rock
formation behind the Shea farmstead known as the Devil’s Hand has spawned
rumors of sleepers, creatures, and aliens for a hundred years. The number of people who vanished over the
years add fuel to the fire. Could there
be any truth to the rumors?
Add Sara Harrison
Shea’s journal and the belief that there are missing pages. Pages with detailed instructions on how to
create a sleeper; making a dead loved one walk the earth again for seven days,
information that is worth everything to a lot of people.
In the
present day Ruthie and Fawn awaken in the Shea farmhouse alone. Where is their mother? What are those items found under the
floorboards? And why is her closet door
nailed shut?
I devoured
this book despite being thoroughly disturbed by it. It has all the elements of an old fashioned
campfire story complete with twists, turns and jumps. If you like being scared a bit, and a story
that unfolds layer by layer, do not miss The Winter People.
