Coming from the author who wrote The Exorcist, you may expect horror at its peak; however, the book takes you to a series of revelations through a sequence of love, faith, betrayal, murder, deceit and clemency. Spine-chiller
With Albania in the 1970s as the background, William Peter Blatty escorts us into a universe where a prisoner is held captive for allegedly being an enemy secret agent. To the relief of some and the disgrace of many, he makes a break by drugging the guards and killing one of his torturers. His mysterious mission still being unknown, his identity is disclosed as Dimiter, the agent from hell.
Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, links the story to further events that take place where a doctor-policeman duo carries the readers to an intense and highly volatile climax.
Dimiter, Meral and Mayo, the central characters share a bond based on loss and sacrifice that unites them in a way so unique that one can almost feel their anguish as the story proceeds. The succession of accidents and murders leading to the discovery of a corpse in an ancient church serves as a turning point.
Page Turner
Unlike some novels, the book doesn't give itself away and is quite a page-turner. A word of caution: the climax is bound to leave the reader flabbergasted. On the whole, the book can be absorbed as a one-time-midnight read.
Title: The Redemption
Author: William Peter Blatty
Publisher: Hachette India
Cover Price: Rs. 350 Our Price : Rs 263
Courtesy: The Hindu
(Shilpa Hinduja is a III Year B.A Journalism student at M.O.P. Vaishnav College for Women.)
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