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Cradle and All

Cradle and All
James Patterson
Manufacturer: Hachette Audio
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Audio Cassette

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James Patterson's Cradle and All pits the intensity of faith against the certainties of science within an arena of Millennial tensions. A reworking of his 1980 apocalyptic thriller Virgin, this remodeled version boasts a genuinely unnerving premise, amplified with Patterson's fast-paced, uncluttered prose.

In the midst of a series of unexplained plagues and famines, two teenage girls are heavily pregnant, despite being virgins. According to the sacred prophecies of Fatima, one will bear the child of Christ and the other, the spawn of Satan. Both Anne Fitzgerald, a former nun turned private detective, and the Vatican's Father Rosetti are sent to investigate. But which girl carries which child? The possibility of a miracle will be tainted with great suffering before the awful, unexpected truth is revealed. As the action moves speedily from the hallowed halls of the Vatican to the media frenzy of America to the small-town hysteria of Ireland, Patterson divines considerable suspense from the novel's central premise, tackling issues of faith with admirable aplomb:

"All over the world, after all the years of difficulty, decades of diminishing spirituality, so many people still believed.... Everywhere, people talked of the Apocalypse, perhaps the end of the world. Which explained why so many people were suddenly going to church."

A relentless pace culminating in a superbly twisted ending won't disappoint Patterson's faithful followers, and may even convert some new members. --Danny Graydon

Book Description

Two pregnant teenagersone in privileged Newport, Rhode Island, one in a poor, remote Irish villagehave nothing in common except for the stunning fact that both are virgins. Private detective and former nun Anne Fitzgerald is called by the Archdiocese of Boston to investigate and to watch over the girls as they come to term. But Anne hasnt been told the secret prophecy of the Virgin of Fatima known only to the Pope: one of these girls will give birth to the Messiah while the other will bear the child of Satan. Caught between the certainty of science and the possibility of a miracle, Anne finds herself at the center of a terrifying battle on which the fate of humanity hangs. James Pattersons most recent bestseller, Pop Goes the Weasel (October 1999), had a first printing of one million copies and was a Globe and Mail bestseller. When the Wind Blows (1998), a nonAlex Cross novel, shot straight to #1 in paperback (1999). Cradle and All is an entirely reimagined version of a 1980 Patterson novel, Virgin, long out of print. Cradle and All has been chosen as a Main Selection of the Literary Guild. Praise for James Patterson: James Patterson knows how to sell thrills and suspense in clean, unwavering prose. People

Customer Reviews:

Patterson's worst.......2007-03-03

James Patterson is one of my favorite authors, but this book is perhaps his worst piece of work. Everyone I talked to said their was a big surprise ending, so for this reason, I kept reading. The ending was a surprise, I admit. My problem with the book is the subject matter/story line and I did not care for it very much. I kept thinking about the sacrilegious overtones throughout this book. It should of been billed as a work of science fiction.

disappointing.......2007-02-17

I am a big fan of James Patterson (especially the Alex Cross series). However, this book was a let down. It started off well, but then the ending just fell apart and ruined the story.

Hoping this is not typical Patterson...........2006-12-28

This was my first James Patterson novel and although I have always heard good things about his writing, I was just not impressed with this. I felt there was no depth to the characters and I found that I just didn't care what happened to them. Instead of being absorbed into the storyline, I was continually thinking about how flat the writing was. The story itself could have been entertaining and perhaps even a little powerful in the hands of a different writer, but I ended up skipping ahead just to find out the ending in which I held only a mild curiosity. From what I have read in other reviews, this is one of his earlier works so I am hoping that his newer books will be much better.

Great book.......2006-11-03

I loved this book. I love all of James Patterson's books and have read all but the newest one that came out. This is by far one of my favorite books. I highly recommed this book and ALL of his Alex Cross novels.

Cradle and All.......2006-07-23

Of all of James Patterson books he has written and I have read, this is the most disappointing one of all. Had I known beforehand what this one was about, I would not have bought or read it. Sorry, J.P. is too good a writer to put out this kind of trash. Just my opinion!!!!!

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