Rosemary's Baby by Ira Levin, Random House, 1967

Rosemary and Guy Woodhouse are thrilled when they learn an apartment is available to rent at the famed Bramford in New York City. Despite warnings of the Bramford's rumored history of witchcraft and unexplained deaths, the young couple happily moves in. Guy pursues his fledgling acting career while Rosemary plays homemaker and yearns for a child, eventually becoming pregnant. The couple befriends the seemingly harmless elderly neighbors but as time goes on, Rosemary becomes suspicious of not only them, but also of Guy, as strange things occur regarding her and her unborn child.

Despite being written more than 40 years ago, the story remains a thriller although it does date itself a bit by its many references to fads and show business as it was in the late 60's. Regardless, Rosemary's Baby is a suspensful tale with a shocking ending that begs the question "What price fame?".

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