| Julia | |
| Author: | Peter Straub |
| Country: | United States |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Horror |
| Published: | 1975, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan |
| Media Type: | |
| Pages: | 287 |
| Isbn: | 0698106954 |
| Preceded By: | Under Venus |
| Followed By: | If You Could See Me Now |
Julia is a 1975 novel by American writer Peter Straub.[1] The work is Straub's first novel to deal with the supernatural and was published through Coward, McCann & Geoghegan.[2] Julia was later adapted into the 1977 film Full Circle (released in the USA as The Haunting of Julia), starring Mia Farrow.[3]
The work is Straub's third novel and his second published novel, as Under Venus was not officially published until 1984.[4] Straub began writing Julia at the advice of his literary agent after Under Venus was rejected by his publishers, as his agent recommended that he try writing a gothic novel.[5]
Julia Lofting has just purchased a large house in London as a means of escaping her overbearing husband, Magnus, and to start her life over following the death of her nine-year-old daughter, Kate. But she begins to suspect that she is not alone, and after a seance is held at her home she comes to fear that a malevolent supernatural presence is stalking her.