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Kate Ruston

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in The United Kingdom

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Fiction, Fantasy, Horror

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February 2014

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	The Blind King's Sons by Kate Ruston (Goodreads Author), K. Ruston 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2013 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Harry Potter and the Gothic Genre: A Dissertation by Kate Ruston (Goodreads Author), K. Ruston 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From the Watchtower by Kate Ruston (Goodreads Author), K. Ruston 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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’Salem’s Lot

by Stephen King (Goodreads Author)

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1984

by George Orwell

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Don't Look Now and Other Stories

by Daphne du Maurier

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Kate Ruston and 29 other people liked Jane Stewart's review of Sleeping with the Enemy: "4 ½ stars. Worthwhile read about a woman escaping a physically abusive husband. Fulfilling feeling at the end. I saw the movie years ago. The book is better. One part of the movie annoyed me - stupid frustrating act of the mother. In the movie Martin " Read more of this review »
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