· Maynard’s House is an original novel, rather than a novelization, although a film adaptation was in the works before eventually fizzling out. It was his last novel, and Raucher has since retired from writing and from the public eye. A NO-SPOILER SUMMARY. The year is , and Austin Fletcher has returned from the Vietnam War. Maynard's House is a horror novel by Herman Raucher. The book is the story of a young Vietnam War veteran, Austin, suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder who learns that his best friend, the eponymous Maynard, has been killed in combat; in his will, Maynard leaves the narrator his house, a historical site in which a woman accused of witchcraft was killed around the time of the Salem Witch Estimated Reading Time: 2 mins. · He inherits a remote house from a buddy who was killed in action and once taking residence, is subjected to a multi-layered attack of witchcraft, time shifts, poltergeists, and the like. This keeps the reader off balance and is a good and satisfying story in the occult genre/5(5).
Maynard's House (Hardcover) Published August 1st by Putnam Pub Group (T) Hardcover, pages. Author (s): Herman Raucher (Goodreads Author) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language: English. Find many great new used options and get the best deals for Maynard's House by Herman Raucher (, Trade Paperback) at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products! Austin Fletcher, a disturbed young Vietnam War vet, is willed a small house deep in the woods of northern Maine. He comes to own it by the generosity of a brother-in-arms—a fellow soldier and confidante, Maynard Whittier, killed in action by a wayward mortar shell. The rugged landscape of Maine is an intoxicating blend of claustrophobic.
Buy a cheap copy of Maynard's House book by Herman Raucher. An unsettling experience. [C]onfounding, touching and well-written. --THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW Austin Fletcher, a disturbed young Vietnam War vet, is willed Free Shipping on all orders over $ Maynard spoke of his house and of his dogs. He told of his father who disappeared before he was born, and of his mother who ran off two years later. And of an uncle who was a good guy but hardly a Rockefeller, and of an aunt who couldn't care less and died to prove her point. Maynard's House by Herman Raucher (): Girl from the North Country [The tree] was gnarled and twisted and barren. It sported no foliage, not a sprig of green or a somnolent bud waiting for April.
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