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| HarperCollins, 1989 |
| PB: 978-0380730223 |
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| out of print; look for this book at your favorite library |
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The Old City lay dark and cold ...
It is night. And Edmund is alone. His mother is gone. His aunt, who went in search of her, is dead. His sister has disappeared. Edmund has no one. Except for a stranger of the night.
A dark, mysterious stranger who flees from his own demons ... who follows Edmund with grim determination through the cold and shadow city, promising to help, but often hindering. A stranger who needs Edmund for purpose of his own.Behind the Book
This is one of those books of mine that emerge out of another book. Something Upstairs is set in Providence, Rhode Island, (where I was living at the time). Part of its plot has time travel in it. When I first wrote the book, my main character traveled to different moments in Providence’s past. One such time trip involved Edgar Allan Poe, the great American writer, who spent some time in Providence. In fact, the famous photo of him was taken there. (That photograph is important in this book.) But as I wrote Something Upstairs, the structure of the book changed, and I took out some of those time travel sections. But too late! I had been caught up with Poe, his character, his life, and his Providence connection. The result: The Man Who Was Poe.