Shrine
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| Originally published | 1983 |
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| Authors | James Herbert |
| Publishers | New English Library |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Preceded by | The Jonah |
| Genres | Novel |
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| Horror Fiction | |
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| ID | 2265622 |
About Shrine
Shrine is a horror novel by English writer James Herbert, exploring themes of religious ecstasy, mass hysteria, demonic possession, faith healing and Catholicism. The story is about Alice Pagett, a deaf-mute child who's cured one night when she runs to an oak tree behind St. Joseph's, her local church.
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