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]
- Copyright: ©2024
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC SULLIVAN (Text) | 36015000494324 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/15/2026 |
| Sneads Ferry Branch Library | FIC SULLIVAN (Text) | 36015001911839 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F SULLIVAN (Text) | 39493110118603 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F SULLIVAN (Text) | 30664100335766 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Anderson Creek Public Library | F Sul (Text) | 33630005403055 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F SUL (Text) | 80605003723458 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC SUL (Text) | 31111003114582 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethlehem Branch | F Sullivan (Text) | 34269001432948 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Mountain Library | F SUL (Text) | 0020660335181 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Braswell Memorial Main Library | FIC Sul (Text) | 37807000063462 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
