The Latecomers

1908. After her sweetheart dies of fever during the crossing from Ireland, sixteen-year-old Bridey gives up their baby for adoption. She takes a position as maid for the Hollingsworth family, caring for the children as if they were her own. Over the decades, the secrets of Bridey's past haunt the family. In the present day, a connection is made that brings these dark ghost stories into the light.

About the author

Helen Klein Ross is the author of two novels: What Was Mine and Making It: A Novel Of Madison Avenue and creator of The Traveler's Vade Mecum, an anthology of new poems titled by old telegrams. Her poetry, essays and fiction have appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, and literary journals.

Helen spent decades as a writer/creative director at global ad agencies on both coasts. She graduated from Cornell University and received an MFA from The New School. She lives with her husband in New York City and Salisbury, CT.

Summary

From the bestselling author of What Was Mine-a deeply moving family drama about a young Irish immigrant, an ancestral home in New England and a dark secret that lay hidden in its walls for five generations.

Foreword

From the bestselling author of What Was Mine-a deeply moving family drama about a young Irish immigrant, an ancestral home in New England and a dark secret that lay hidden in its walls for five generations.

Product details

• Authors: Helen Klein Ross, Helen Klein Ross, Ross Helen Klein
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 10.09.2019
• EAN: 9780316476881
• ISBN: 978-0-316-47688-1
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 138 mm x 210 mm x 34 mm
• Weight: 360 g
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; FICTION / Sagas, Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945), Historical fiction, FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce, Family life fiction, Modern and contemporary fiction, c 1900 to c 1909