With catherine hicks, alexz johnson, andrew francis, emily hirst. The more she learns, the closer the dark form moves to laurie. Stranger with my face by duncan, lois and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. I ve met my selfimposed deadline, and this story is complete. Laurie was at home, but her boyfriend swears he saw her on t. She has beauty, health, a handsome boyfriend, and loving parents. Of all the books ive ever read, this stayed with me very strongly i felt almost haunted by it. In january 2010 janet holt contacted me in my capacity as a ghostwriter to ask if i would help her write her life story she told me that her life as a farmer in derbyshire had been full of funny stories and amusing anecdotes but, after talking to her on the phone, it quickly transpired that her story was touched with tragedy. Laurie stratton finally has everything a sixteenyearold could ever want. Stranger with my face announces 2017 awards, including lia for gaylene preston may 12, 2017. Stranger with my face by lois duncan overdrive rakuten.
Then you can then either book a festival pass highly recommended. Laurie stratton is a regular teenager until she discovers that she was born an identical twin who was separated from her sister at birth and her sister shows her how to astral project, just. Stranger with my face by lois duncan plot diagram by kenzie zdroik 1. This is one of duncans sleazier supernatural thrillers, which doesnt mean that it wont find its shiverseeking readers. Narrator alyssa bresnahans performance highlights the suspense duncan so adeptly weaves throughout stranger with my face.
Stranger with my face movie trailer with alexz johnson. The 5th edition of stranger with my face international film festival will take place in hobart from 47 may, with a lineup of. The next day he asks her about it and she fully denies that she was there. Complete summary of juliet marion hulmes the face of a stranger. I have the entire first chapter, pretty much, memorized. I spent many years trying to find the book again because i had forgot the title, and by luck i just recently located it. Fell head over heels for this book the very first time i read it. Stranger with my face is a young adult horror novel by lois duncan, first published in 1981.
The fryingwet heat of summer, however, is familiar. Duncan got the idea for the book after hearing about the concept of astral projection, which she thought would make a great plot for a novel. Coming home from investigating a case inspector william monk was involved in an accident that left him with amnesia. It was adapted into the television film of the same name starring alexz johnson, catherine hicks, andrew francis, and emily hirst. Stranger with my face announces attic lab filmmakers for 2017 may 4, 2017. After the death of her father, laurie and her mother and sister make their. Stranger with my face is an evil twin movie with a twist that was pretty disappointing in terms of being really entertainingly bad until about the last hour, and also in no way followed the book i remember. But laurie has begun to feel the presence of a double, a shadowy figure that hovers just out of her reach. A man finds himself four years in the future, in a strange city, with somebody elses face. It is based on the novel of the same name by lois duncan. Are your friends plotting against you when they say theyve seen you do things you know you havent done. In the book, the main character finds out she has native american roots, which helps to explain the spiritual aspect and makes it a much.
The stranger in my life how i came to write this amazing. To reverse this curse, she must form a quest to seek out the wicca master who cast the spell, hopefully changing her mind. Murder among friends celebrated the new year with a discussion on a celebrated book by a widelyacclaimed mystery author. Although the actual plot doesnt thrill, its the depth of the bad characters evilness and the manipulating game she plays on the main character that really makes this story good. Stranger with my face lois duncan thrillers by duncan, lois and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Stranger with my face book summary and study guide. Lois duncan is the author of 40 bestselling books for young adults. My features are neutral, unpronounced, my skin tone changeablepale in sunless, northern climates but tanning swiftly within a day or two of arriving in the tropics. Anne perry is the bestselling author of two acclaimed series set in victorian england. Stranger with my face received several awards and honours, being named a new york times notable book of the year and american library association best book for young adults in 1981. Lois duncans stranger with my face with patrick ehlers. Main conflict black mailed by evil twin sister many accidents of close friends her sister, lia, using astral projection to visit laurie red herrings character laurie has a feeling she is adopted, but her mother keeps denying it.
Youll stay hooked to your cassette player until lauries ultimate, horrifying encounter. This onepage guide includes a plot summary and brief analysis of stranger with my face by lois duncan. Watch full episodes of stranger with my face and get the latest breaking news, exclusive videos and pictures, episode recaps and much more at. Like i said before every chapter just got even more exciting then the last chapter before. Freehold public house serving great food and well kept real ales. Have you ever been haunted by the feeling that someone is spying on you, lurking around your house and yard, even entering your bedroom. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. The scene of the stranger is algiersnot the algiers full of allied uniforms and beefs and armament and confusion and jeeps roaring up the rue michelet that so many americans have knownbut a purely french and arab algiers of some time before the war hit that steep town. She is also the author of a series of five world war i novels, as well as eleven holiday novels, most recently a new york christmas, and a. Its told, with appropriate shudders and foreshadowing, by 17yearold laurie. Stranger with my face was the first book of hers i read.
Buy stranger with my face by lois duncan online at alibris. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. She has published nearly 50 books for children, including i know what you did last summer, which was. On first glance, this and other statements might suggest that this is a book full of magical. Stranger with my face is a 2009 canadian television film directed by jeff renfroe and starring catherine hicks and alexz johnson.
A brave knight is wrongfully cursed, turning him into the most beautiful woman on the planet. Peruse the pdf below for full details of all film, mary shelley symposium and industry events at stranger with my face international film festival 2016. In todays horror highlights, we have details on the fifth stranger with my face international film festival, a new clip and link to a featurette for phoenix forgotten, and two clips from inner demon. This is a typical mystery novel that is exactly what the title is. Also, there is romance, family bonding and loyalty among friends that makes this book even better. Stranger with my face by lois duncan, paperback barnes. While i read this book, i found myself feeling very disgusted at some moments.
But just as her perfect summer comes to a close, things start to unravel when her boyfriend insists he saw her out with another guywhen laurie was really home sick. The face of a stranger is the first book i read in this series, and i enjoyed reading this book. The the face of a stranger is book one in the william monk series by anne perry. Along the way, the knight falls in love with her squire, battles vampires, helps aid an elf revolution. Stranger with my face earned a lot of awards when it was released, but it is currently lesserknown than her works that were turned into films in the past fifteen years or so. While we didnt get to speak with anne about this book, the group enthusiastically held a lively discussion about it. After the shocking untimely death of her husband, shelley stratton catherine hicks moves her daughter alexis emily hirst and her adopted daughter laurie alexz johnson to their remote summer house to give her family a fresh start.
The book stranger with my face is full of happiness when laurie discovers a way to get her life back from the person who has taken it from her. On first glance, this and other statements might suggest that this is a book full of magical native american stereotypes. Gordon and laurie break up because he doesnt like how laurie is. One night jeff sees laurie walking on the rocks by the cliffs. I first read stranger with my face when i was, which was 15 years ago. Stranger with my face is an amazing novel that i would surely recommend for many of my friends. Stranger with my face stranger with my face audiobook, by lois duncan. Stranger with my face and millions of other books are available for instant access. Have students go online and research the subject of outofbody experiences. Patricia shared background about the novel, and how it has made all the top mystery lists by independent bookstores. Jury announced for tasmanian gothic script challenge 2017 september 1, 2017. Have students discuss the dual imagery in the book lia and laurie represent two sides of a coin dark versus light jeffs twosided face, etc. As laurie begins to settle in and put her life back together, she. One second after book 1 audiobook part 1 william r.
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