Disturb Not the Dream

by Paula Trachtman

Book Overview

WHAT DREAMS MAY COME...Mulberry is a three-story Victorian in the Hamptons, the perfect summer retreat for the Bradley family. Forty years ago a family was murdered in the house. Now, the bloodstains... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345301706
• ISBN13: 9780345301703
• Release Date: June 1982
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Five Stars Aren't Enough!

I found this at a book fair and tossed it into my bag when I read the jacket blurb, and read it on a day when I felt like reading something creepy. It certainly didn't disappoint! I kept saying 'one more chapter, one more chapter' instead of putting it down to do other things. The plot twists & turns are very cleverly done. It helped to go back & read the first chapter after I'd finished it. For a first novel, this is brilliant. Paula Trachtman is a master storyteller and plotter. At first I thought the hauntings were ghosts, but you don't even need ghosts in this story! I'd love to see this as a movie, and am disappointed it never was. I'm also surprised it's not a classic by now, like Carrie or The Shining.Diana Rubino, historical novelist. WWW.DIANARUBINO.COM

Guilty pleasure

I read this book when I was about 13 (checked it out from the high school library!) and I'm now 32. By the way, I disagree with one of the reviewers that stated that this book is not appropriate for young adults, come on it's just a book for crying out loud, give people a little credit for knowing the difference. The very fact that it touches on taboo themes is the whole appeal. And, it's creepy and gripping to boot. I was never able to find another book by Paula Trachtman and I never was able to find this book again until the internet came along ! The fact is, it's 18 years later and I still remember the author of this book and still remember that great feeling that comes along when you're lucky enough to come across a book you don't want to put down! That's the best kind of recommendation you can get and I'm a reader of every genre fiction and nonfiction. For Stephen King fans, you'll dig this book. While this is not really similar to any of his novels (well, it is about a very strange house and disturbing events that take place within), it's horror and macabre that doesn't follow the same tired storylines endemic to most horror-type novels. Okay, it's not a masterpiece, it's the literary equivalent of junk food, Junk food tastes good isn't that why people eat so much of it? Well, this book is pretty good junk food.

Disturb not the dream

I have read this book several times. Loved it everytime. Best book I have EVER read!

Fantastic!

I read this book several years ago when I was in my early teenage years. It was terrific and mysterious. I would recommend it to anyone!

Gruesome and suspensful horror-mystery

I read this book about 10 years ago and it really stuck in mind as being extremely gruesome but un-put-downable. I hope to find it in print again.