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The cliffs : a novel
"The crumbling Victorian had been abandoned long before Jane ever discovered it as a child. It was painted a sweet violet color, and the gingerbread trim was blue and green, but inside was shambles--broken glass, a dollhouse ravaged by mice, bedsheets twisted as though someone had left in a hurry. Still, the house became a hideaway whenever Jane needed to escape her volatile mother. Twenty years later, now a Harvard archivist, she returns home to Maine following the dissolution of her marriage and is horrified to find the Victorian is barely recognizable. A rich lady from Beacon Hill has gutted it, and in its place stands a glossy white mansion straight out of a shelter magazine. But the home's new owner is unhappy. Her young son claims to have been speaking to the ghost of a child, and she keeps finding marbles on the floor. Troubled that she might have done something to anger the spirit world, a concept Jane dismisses as daffy, the wealthy woman hires her to research the land. The story Jane uncovers--of husbands lost at sea, wives mourning along the cliffs, historical artifacts stolen and sold, lovers secreted away, and, at the center of it all, a tale of colonialism--is as old as Maine itself."-- Provided by publisher.
Prologue
Ten Years Later: 2015
1. Genevieve
2. Jane
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Marilyn
8. Jane
9.
10. Eliza
11. Jane
12.
13.
14.
Two Years Later
15. Naomi
16. Jane
Acknowledgments
A Note About the Author.
Ten Years Later: 2015
1. Genevieve
2. Jane
3.
4.
5.
6.
7. Marilyn
8. Jane
9.
10. Eliza
11. Jane
12.
13.
14.
Two Years Later
15. Naomi
16. Jane
Acknowledgments
A Note About the Author.
Item details
- ISBN: 9780593319161
- ISBN: 0593312848
- ISBN: 9780593312841
- ISBN: 059331915X
- ISBN: 9780593319154
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Physical Description:
373 pages ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2024.
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Badges:
- Most Copies: 4 / 5.0
- Top Circs: 4 / 5.0
- Top Holds Over Last 5 Years: 5 / 5.0
Contents / Notes
| Formatted Contents Note: | Prologue Ten Years Later: 2015 1. Genevieve 2. Jane 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Marilyn 8. Jane 9. 10. Eliza 11. Jane 12. 13. 14. Two Years Later 15. Naomi 16. Jane Acknowledgments A Note About the Author. |
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