The Telephone (Paperback)
Nancy Bachus
Sold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
AbeBooks Seller since 29 June 2022
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Add to basketSold by CitiRetail, Stevenage, United Kingdom
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Add to basketPaperback. The Telephone is a supernatural suspense novel that traces the haunting presence of a mysterious black rotary phone across the life of Kelly Reynolds, from her childhood in the 1980s to adulthood in the 2020s.As a ten-year-old, Kelly discovers the phone in her grandmother's attic. Despite being cord-less and disconnected, it begins to ring. When she answers, all she hears at first is static-then the faint, terrified voice of a young girl begging for help. Dismissed by her parents as imaginative, Kelly grows up carrying the secret burden of the phone's impossible calls.Through the turbulence of her parents' divorce, the trials of adolescence, and her college years in the 1990s, the phone remains-a silent witness that occasionally erupts with desperate pleas from the unseen girl. As Kelly builds a life of her own-marriage, career, and children-the memories of the phone fade into the background. But the past resurfaces when, decades later, she hears the voice again. This time, the girl reveals her name-Betty-and an address: 405 Downing Avenue, the house where Kelly's father grew up.Kelly's quest to uncover the truth draws her deep into decades-old secrets. She unearths news clippings of a local girl, Elizabeth "Betty" McDowell, who vanished in 1950 without a trace. The more she investigates, the more she realizes the calls were not mere childhood fantasies, but echoes from a girl lost in time, reaching out across generations for someone to hear her.Blending family drama, generational trauma, and a chilling supernatural mystery, The Telephone explores how the past refuses to stay buried-and how one woman must confront both her family's history and the ghost of a girl who has waited seventy-five years for help.Tone and ThemesAtmosphere: Haunting, suspenseful, interwoven with nostalgia from the 1980s-2000s.Themes: Childhood innocence colliding with supernatural mystery, the weight of secrets across generations, the persistence of grief, and the blending of ordinary life with unexplainable phenomena.Style: Vividly descriptive, emotionally resonant, with shifting tones-from domestic warmth to eerie unease. In short: The Telephone is a chilling, time-spanning ghost story about memory, loss, and the mysteries that connect the living to the dead. Perfect for fans of Stephen King's It (childhood mysteries returning in adulthood) and Jennifer McMahon's The Invited (family secrets and ghostly presences tied to old houses).Stories of haunting voices, hidden crimes, and redemption This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.
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The Telephone is a supernatural suspense novel that traces the haunting presence of a mysterious black rotary phone across the life of Kelly Reynolds, from her childhood in the 1980s to adulthood in the 2020s.
As a ten-year-old, Kelly discovers the phone in her grandmother's attic. Despite being cord-less and disconnected, it begins to ring. When she answers, all she hears at first is static-then the faint, terrified voice of a young girl begging for help. Dismissed by her parents as imaginative, Kelly grows up carrying the secret burden of the phone's impossible calls.
Through the turbulence of her parents' divorce, the trials of adolescence, and her college years in the 1990s, the phone remains-a silent witness that occasionally erupts with desperate pleas from the unseen girl. As Kelly builds a life of her own-marriage, career, and children-the memories of the phone fade into the background. But the past resurfaces when, decades later, she hears the voice again. This time, the girl reveals her name-Betty-and an address: 405 Downing Avenue, the house where Kelly's father grew up.
Kelly's quest to uncover the truth draws her deep into decades-old secrets. She unearths news clippings of a local girl, Elizabeth "Betty" McDowell, who vanished in 1950 without a trace. The more she investigates, the more she realizes the calls were not mere childhood fantasies, but echoes from a girl lost in time, reaching out across generations for someone to hear her.
Blending family drama, generational trauma, and a chilling supernatural mystery, The Telephone explores how the past refuses to stay buried-and how one woman must confront both her family's history and the ghost of a girl who has waited seventy-five years for help.
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