The Lace Reader - A Novel

Zusatztext "Barry's modern-day story of Towner Whitney! who has the psychic gift to read the future in lace patterns! is complex but darker in subject matter.... The novel's gripping and shocking conclusion is a testament to Barry's creativity." Informationen zum Autor Born and raised in Massachusetts, Brunonia Barry lives in Salem with her husband and their beloved golden retriever, Byzantium. Klappentext Every gift has a price . . . Every piece of lace has a secret . . . My name is Towner Whitney. No, that's not exactly true. My real first name is Sophya. Never believe me. I lie all the time . . . Towner Whitney, the self-confessed unreliable narrator of The Lace Reader , hails from a family of Salem women who can read the future in the patterns in lace, and who have guarded a history of secrets going back generations, but the disappearance of two women brings Towner home to Salem and the truth about the death of her twin sister to light. Zusammenfassung In the tradition of The Thirteenth Tale, Brunonia Barry’s bewitching gothic novel, The Lace Reader, is a phenomenon. Called “[a] richly imagined saga of passion, suspense, and magic” by Time Magazine, it is a haunting and remarkable tale told by an unforgettable, if strangely unreliable narrator—a woman from an enigmatic Salem family who can foretell the future in patterns of lace. The Lace Reader was a runaway New York Times bestseller—hitting the top lists in major cities across the country, from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles—and has immediately established debut author Brunonia Barry as a major force in contemporary American fiction.

Product details

• Authors: Brunonia Barry
• Publisher: Harper Collins Usa
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.07.2008
• EAN: 9780061668265
• ISBN: 978-0-06-166826-5
• No. of pages: 544
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 229 mm x 28 mm
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Science Fiction, Fantasy, Historical romance, Thriller / suspense fiction, Narrative theme: Interior life, Family life fiction, Contemporary Fantasy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Occult fiction, Crime and mystery fiction, Historical crime and mysteries, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, FICTION: Literary, FICTION: General, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Historical, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths, FICTION: Fantasy / Paranormal, FICTION: Fantasy / Contemporary, FICTION: Thrillers / Domestic, FICTION: Psychological, FICTION: Gothic, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / Cozy / Paranormal, Modern and Contemporary romance