by Michael McDowell · BEAT · tapa blanda · ISBN 9791255020387
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«La piena. Blackwater» is the horror novel by Michael McDowell, published by BEAT in paperback (256 pages, in Italian).
In 1919, the river's waters flood the town of Perdido, Alabama. The flood hits the Caskey family, a wealthy clan owning forests and sawmills. From the submerged city emerges Elinor, a red-haired woman with a mysterious past, and her arrival conceals a dark design on the clan.
First volume of the Blackwater saga, made up of six installments; the work was originally published in 1983 as «Blackwater. Part I: The Flood». Italian translation by Elena Cantoni.
For readers of supernatural horror and Southern Gothic who enjoy family sagas with historical settings.
Michael McEachern McDowell was an American novelist and screenwriter. He was described by Stephen King as "the finest writer of paperback originals in America today." His best-known work is the screenplay for the Tim Burton film Beetlejuice.
