Steal Away (Bookcassette(r) Edition)

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Summary: A top rate suspense novel with believable characters.
Review: "Steal Away" deserves every bit of praise it receives. When 9 year old David is "stolen," his mother Rachel is certain he is still alive and "calling" to her. Rachel runs into human roadblocks in her search: the policeman seems disinterested; her husband, unfaithful and mocking of her special connection to her son; her sister manipulative and selfish. There are a great many twists and turns in this exciting novel, but the characters, especially Rachel, will compel you to read until the last page. If you are seeking holiday gifts for family and friends, you couldn't do better then to give them the rare treat of "Steal Away."

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Summary: Awesome!
Review: Could'nt stop listening. An absolute must read

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Summary: A real page-turner.
Review: Don't start reading Katherine Clark's STEAL AWAY if you have pressing responsibilities because you won't be able to put it down. Katherine's portrayal of a mother in search for her lost child is both chilling and believable, and the mother, Rachel, is very real--she's flawed, and she knows it, but nothing is going to stop her until she finds her son. The book pulls the reader back and forth between two compelling questions: why did David get kidnapped and will Rachel find him in time? It's great.

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Summary: What a satisfying read this book is.
Review: I just finished STEAL AWAY, and I can't say enough about how satisfying a read it is. The writing is fast-paced as you would want in a well-done suspense. Yet, you want to slow yourself down to appreciate the beautifully evoked characters and well-crafted prose that make this book successful as both a thriller and a piece of literature. This ought to be the author's break-out book. It surely will be one of the hits this season.

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Summary: As a father, this book scared the bejeebers outta me!
Review: I love a book that scares me this way (knowing it's not true and it isn't happening to me) and Steal Away kept my eyes glued to its pages from beginning to end. These were real people in a really desperate situation. Well plotted, well drawn, just an excellent read. If you miss this one, you're really missing something wonderful.

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Summary: Intelligent and well-written page-turner!
Review: I really enjoyed this book. This was an excellent first book--I will definitely look forward to any future books from this new author. The pacing was fast and there were strong emotions and depth to the characters. The only criticism I have is of the affair between the husband and sister--and the heroine's reaction to it. I think the book could have been just as strong--stronger even without this added bit of sleaze--I found it difficult that Rachel could even speak to either of them again! Overall, I enjoyed this book though, and would recommend it to others.

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Summary: Maine is full of people like the characters in Steal Away!
Review: In books, we expect characters to be perfect or to have nice neat 'flaws' that allow us to easily identify with or intensely dislike them. In real life, however, the characters that pass by us every day are hardly so neatly put together. Katharine Clark has captured both the frailities and the strengths of her main character in ways that cause readers to react very strongly...but at the same time, she has woven a plot that kept me wondering until the very last few pages. The book is a definite "worth reading" entry and, as a real Mainer, I know people who fit the characteristics of almost everyone portrayed in the book.

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Summary: Maine is full of people like the characters in Steal Away!
Review: In books, we expect characters to be perfect or to have nice neat 'flaws' that allow us to easily identify with or intensely dislike them. In real life, however, the characters that pass by us every day are hardly so neatly put together. Katharine Clark has captured both the frailities and the strengths of her main character in ways that cause readers to react very strongly...but at the same time, she has woven a plot that kept me wondering until the very last few pages. The book is a definite "worth reading" entry and, as a real Mainer, I know people who fit the characteristics of almost everyone portrayed in the book.

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Summary: A strong plot undermined by the subplot of weak wife and unf
Review: Like most readers, I was attracted by the nightmare of a mother dealing with a stolen child. Several improbable plot devices (ESP and and the sperm donor dying of AIDS) made even this potentially gripping plot weak. But, what irritated me was the fragile mother who could not seem to be critical of her grossly philandering husband who has sex with her sister in the kitchen many times while she is upstairs. The mother does not even ask her sister to move out and barely reacts when she walks in on her husband and sister. She does say something to her husaband--his reply is that he is a "horny prick." Oh, well! Everyone in the book knows her husband and sister are having sex and when one character asks her why she sticks with him her answer is that marriage includes even the tough times. The husband never makes any effort to reform, shows her no respect and it is left unresolved. I'd prefer a stronger heroine.

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Summary: SAVE YOUR MONEY! DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK!
Review: Obviously, I did not like this book. I spent most of the time I was reading it wishing it would end. I didn't like any of the characters and the plot left a few loose ends. Next time I will listen to my inner voice when it says - do not buy that book !