My Soul to Keep
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Summary
Jessica, a reporter, is in a happy marriage to David, a professor. After close friends and family begin dying around her, Jessica feels David is hiding something. David reveals that he is immortal and has been for centuries. Jessica’s recent investigations into deaths at nursing homes revealed the death of his own daughter, Rosalie. The coinciding tragedies were David’s attempts to keep his past lives hidden and protect Jessica.
Adaptation
In 2004, it was announced that a film version of this book is in production with actor Blair Underwood.[1]
Reviews
- Joy R. Sewing, "'My Soul to Keep' satisfies after good scare", Houston Chronicle (1997)
- Review on DarkEcho by Paula Guran
- Nehanda Imara, "What Price Eternity?", Metroactive Books (1997)
References
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External links
- Excerpt from 'My Soul to Keep'Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
- Interviews
- TANANARIVE DUE: Unique Name for a New Dark Star by Paula Guran on DarkEcho.com (1997) Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- Tananarive Due: 'My Soul to Keep' on NPR, All Things Considered, October 31, 1997 (Audio)