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With the expert craftsmanship that his fans have come to expect, James Patterson's latest is an apocalyptic thriller that brilliantly melds intrigue with religious hysteria. Boasting a genuinely unnerving premise and hugely amplified with Patterson's fast-paced, uncluttered prose, Cradle and All pits the intensity of Faith against the certainties of Science within an arena of Millennial tensions. 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 Rossetti are sent to investigate. But which girl carries which child? The possibility of miracle will be tainted with great suffering before the awful, unexpected truth is revealed. As the action speedily moves 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...so many people still believed. Everywhere, people talked of the Apocalypse, perhaps the end of the world...Which perhaps explained why so many people were suddenly going to church." A relentless, captivating pace culminating in a superbly twisted ending makes this a hard one to put down. Fans of The Excorcist's brand of religious horror will find this highly compelling. --Danny Graydon
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'Patterson knows how to produce a readable and exciting thriller' The Sunday Times 'The authors sure-fire tactics have us turning those pages with ever-increasing speed' Good Book Guide
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Here's a book that has gotten a bumm rap here on Amazon from some other reviewers. I almost didn't read it because of the negative reviews. I'm so glad I ignored them and read it anyway. This ended up being one of the best books I've ever read.
I've read quite a bit of James Patterson -- this book is decidedly different from many that I've read. This is not the usual good guy vs. bad, evil, murderer guy. This is a story about two girls who are pregnant virgins -- one in the US and one in Ireland. It's confirmed that they are indeed "intact" and are virgins. Both are being watched by the Catholic church and it's investigators because it has been prophesied that one child will be the saviour of mankind while the other will be the child of the devil himself. Which is which? Both girls are sweet & endearing, both would seem to be the perfect picture of a virgin mother.
This book has the classic Patterson breathless suspense well populated with a good relationship story, peppered with a great good vs. evil plot. You grow to care about the characters and what happens to them. There is that classic Patterson twist in the story as well. Don't miss this incredible story.
I've read quite a bit of James Patterson -- this book is decidedly different from many that I've read. This is not the usual good guy vs. bad, evil, murderer guy. This is a story about two girls who are pregnant virgins -- one in the US and one in Ireland. It's confirmed that they are indeed "intact" and are virgins. Both are being watched by the Catholic church and it's investigators because it has been prophesied that one child will be the saviour of mankind while the other will be the child of the devil himself. Which is which? Both girls are sweet & endearing, both would seem to be the perfect picture of a virgin mother.
This book has the classic Patterson breathless suspense well populated with a good relationship story, peppered with a great good vs. evil plot. You grow to care about the characters and what happens to them. There is that classic Patterson twist in the story as well. Don't miss this incredible story.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is a bad book with a fairly simple story line. There are two young girls, both pregnant and both claiming to be virgins. One, Kathleen, rich and privileged, lives in the United States. The other, Colleen, lives in a small country village in Ireland. According to a secret missive from Our Lady of Fatima, one virgin will give birth to Satan's child, the Anti-Christ, while the other will give birth to the child of God, a new Messiah.
Meanwhile, all over the world apocalyptic manifestations are sprouting up. Pestilence, drought, famine, and other evil portents seem to dominate the global landscape. Something strange is going on, and it appears as if the forces of good and evil are gathering about, girding themselves for one final battle.
Father Rosetti, an emissary from the Vatican, has been entrusted with a secret mission by the Pope relative to these two young virgins, and it is one that will sorely try his faith. Meanwhile, former nun turned private investigator, Anne Fitzgerald, has been retained by the Archdiocese of Boston to look into the phenomena of a possible immaculate conception with regards to these two young women who inhabit disparate worlds. Anne must not only confront the unknown in order to assist these two young women; she must also confront her own powerful emotions and a destiny she could not have imagined.
The book is riddled with ridiculous cliches from the horror genre and lacks any real tension. First released in 1980 under the title "Virgin", this book has been updated by the author to make it appear as if it were a more contemporary work. It has now resurfaced under the title "Cradle and All" in order to capitalize on the author's success with his Alex Cross series of thrillers. Unfortunately, it is not cut from the same bolt of cloth and lacks the quality of both writing and plot that earmarks his Alex Cross novels.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
i don't usually go for stories like this. so, i was amazed that i thouroughly enjoyed it. overall, it was a good read. i wouldn't be surprised if there were a sequel to it.
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alfred
sorry but i just could not settle down and read this one,i would say it was not the standed of patterson style.
Published 18 months ago by alfred
good read
an enjoyable book once you get over the whole god/devil thing.... if u beleive in that stuff its a great read from the start but if your an atheist it takes a fair few chapters to... Read more
Published on 29 Jan 2010 by Darren Hickey
Try the book out before you buy this book
When i first heard about is book and all of the bad reviews it as got and so i whent to my local libray and took it out and see for my self how good or bad the book realy ps an i... Read more
Published on 8 July 2009 by David Burrows
slow slow slow
I didn't think the book was going to be as awful as it turned out to be, because the first few pages were alright. But, honestly, it was a pile of rubbish. Read more
Published on 12 Jun 2008 by Scarlett Paramore
Disappointing from a very talented author!
After having been a devoted fan of James Patterson's books, and not only his Alex Cross and "Women's Murder Club" series, I was terribly disappointed and frustrated with this book. Read more
Published on 3 Nov 2007 by Sissel M. Østdahl
Wish I'd listened
the majority of the reviews are right IMO. Having just read the enjoyable 4th of July I picked up Cradle, should have put it straight down again. Read more
Published on 27 Aug 2007 by Wibble
Was he sleeping!
Why? Why?
This book was painful,I was confused,lost and abducted!
Oh my gawd!
This book was painful,I was confused,lost and abducted!
Oh my gawd!
Published on 28 Jun 2007 by CK
rubbish
I am quite a James Patterson fan and have read most of his books but this one is absolutely awful.
Could have been written by a child. Read more
Could have been written by a child. Read more
Published on 14 Oct 2006 by Bagpuss
Worst Book I've Ever Read
I could not believe how appalling this book was. It was so badly written it could almost have been penned by a ten-year-old. Read more
Published on 2 Sep 2006 by Ticked Off
Awful!
This is the only James Patterson book I have ever read, I will not bother reading another one. The way the book is written i.e. Read more
Published on 26 April 2006 by A reader
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