Homebody

Homebody

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name = Homebody
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author = Orson Scott Card
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Horror
publisher = HarperCollins
media_type = Print (Hardcover & Paperback)
pages = 304 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-060-17655-5
release_date = 1998
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"Homebody" (1998) is the third horror novel by Orson Scott Card. It takes place in modern day America.

Plot introduction

"Homebody" is the story of Don Lark who moves into an old house and is forced to deal with the supernatural forces that live in it.

Influences

As many of Card's other literature, a Christian/Mormon influence is present in this book.

ee also

*List of works by Orson Scott Card
*Orson Scott Card

External links

* [http://www.hatrack.com/osc/books/homebody.shtml About the novel "Homebody" from Card's website]


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  • homebody — 1821, from HOME (Cf. home) + BODY (Cf. body) …   Etymology dictionary

  • homebody — ☆ homebody [hōm′bäd΄ē ] n. pl. homebodies a person mainly concerned with affairs of the home, or one who prefers to stay at home …   English World dictionary

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  • homebody — noun A person who prefers to remain at home, rather than participate in social events elsewhere. Although my uncle likes to travel, my aunt is a homebody, so he usually comes with us while she stays home with her cats …   Wiktionary

  • homebody — noun Date: 1821 one whose life centers on home …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • homebody — /hohm bod ee/, n., pl. homebodies. a person who prefers pleasures and activities that center around the home; stay at home. [1815 25, Amer.; HOME + BODY] * * * …   Universalium

  • homebody — Synonyms and related words: Diogenes, Hieronymian, Hieronymite, Timon of Athens, anchoress, anchorite, ascetic, bedridden invalid, cloistered monk, closet cynic, desert fathers, desert saints, eremite, hermit, hermitess, invalid, isolationist,… …   Moby Thesaurus

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  • homebody — home|bod|y [ˈhəumˌbɔdi US ˈhoumˌba:di] n plural homebodies informal someone who enjoys being at home …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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