The Quickening

Overview: A honeymoon couple on a tropical island goes horribly wrong. Acclaimed literary author Julie Myerson writes a tense and terrifying Hammer novella. Rachel And Dan Want To Go Somewhere Hot In January. Recently Married And Expecting Their First Baby, They Decide On An Island In The Caribbean. Why Not Turn It Into A Honeymoon, Dan Says? A Holiday In Paradise. It Ought To Be Perfect. Except That, For Rachel, It's Not. Things Take A Sinister Turn As Soon As They Arrive. As Furniture Shifts And Objects Fly Around, As A Waitress Begs Her To Leave And A Fellow Guest Makes Her Increasingly Uneasy, Rachel Realises Everything She Holds Most Dear Is At Stake And Nothing Is Quite As It Seems... Rachel and Dan - in love, expecting their first baby and also mourning the sudden death of a close friend - want to go somewhere hot in January. When Dan produces a ring and tells her he's already booked a luxurious resort on Antigua, the holiday turns into a honeymoon. Rachel's experience of the island soon turns from idyllic to disturbing. As furniture shifts and objects fly around, a waitress begs her to leave, and as a fellow guest starts to frighten her, Rachel realises that something sinister is going on. When the waitress