The cliffs : a novel / J. Courtney Sullivan.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593319154
- ISBN: 059331915X
- ISBN: 9780593312841
- ISBN: 0593312848
- Physical Description: 373 pages ; 25 cm.
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2024]
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| Subject: | Ghosts > Fiction. Children > Fiction. Divorce > Fiction. Antiquities > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. Children. Maine > History > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. Domestic fiction. Novels. |
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- 16 of 85 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 2 copies available at Johnston County Affiliated Libraries.
Holds
- 24 current holds with 85 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mary Duncan Public Library | FIC Sullivan (Text) | 38950611455298 | Adult New Fiction | Reshelving | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | FIC Sullivan (Text) | 38955500144663 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 11/12/2024 |
