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.
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- 24 current holds with 85 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.B. Hildebrand Public Library | F SUL (Text) | 33557004655676 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 10/31/2024 |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Sullivan, J. (Text) | 0112524124283 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 10/24/2024 |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Sullivan, J. (Text) | 0112524124292 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 11/06/2024 |
| Cleveland County Main Library | F SULLIVAN (Text) | 22281500159002 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 11/07/2024 |
| Cliffdale Library | F SULLIVAN (Text) | 31781068287547 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Columbus Library | F SUL (Text) | 31250200089958 | Adult New Fiction | Reshelving | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F SULLIVAN (Text) | 31781068287554 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 11/04/2024 |
| Denton Public Library | F SUL NEW (Text) | 25908008480258 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 10/28/2024 |
| Dorothy Wightman Library | AFIC SUL 0724 (Text) | 30372102075279 | Adult Fiction | In transit | - |
| East Asheville Library | F SUL (Text) | 0020660336841 | Adult New Fiction | In transit | - |
