The Friend of the Family
(Author) Dean KoontzA girl liberated from a carnival sideshow discovers her mysterious purpose in a moving fable about family, sacrifice, and transcendent love by #1 New York Times bestselling author Dean Koontz. The human "oddities" in the Museum of the Strange are less wondrous than the gawking rubes had been promised. But Alida is something else. The real thing. Traveling Depression-era America from carnival midways to speakeasies, Alida is resigned to an exploited and lonely life on the road as the museum's golden ticket. Until she's rescued by two compassionate strangers. Franklin and Loretta Fairchild see in Alida a gifted and uncannily well-read girl in need of a loving touch and a family. With the openhearted couple and their three precociously imaginative children, Alida finds it. Yet despite everyone's overwhelming generosity and acceptance, Alida knows she is still a very different kind of girl. Her dreams bear that out. They're vivid, unsettling, and threatening. Alida fears that they're also warnings. And that it's the Fairchilds who may need rescue from a bad, bad world. Alida will do anything to help those she now holds nearest and dearest. Empowered with a purpose to vanquish evil, she will not fail her family.
Dean Koontz
Dean Koontz is an American author known for his suspenseful thrillers and supernatural fiction. Some of his most notable works include "Watchers," "Intensity," and the "Odd Thomas" series. Koontz's writing style is often characterized by fast-paced plots, complex characters, and elements of horror and science fiction. He has made significant contributions to the thriller and suspense genres, earning a loyal following of readers worldwide. One of his most famous works is "Odd Thomas," a series featuring a young fry cook with paranormal abilities who helps solve crimes. Koontz's ability to blend suspense, horror, and the supernatural has cemented his place as a bestselling author in the literary world.
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