Brunonia Barry: The Lace Reader, Kartoniert / Broschiert

Kurzbeschreibung

The long-awaited paperback of the New York Times bestseller which has drawn comparisons to Rebecca and The Thirteenth Tale, Brunonia Barrys modern-day gothic story follows Towner Whitney, a troubled woman who can divine the future in lace patterns.

Beschreibung

My name is Towner Whitney, No, Thats 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. THE LACE READER is a mesmerizing, tale which spirals into a world of secrets, confused identities, lies and half-truths where the reader quickly finds its nearly impossible to separate fact from fiction, but as Towner Whitney points out early on in the novel, "There are no accidents". Barry creates brain-teaser puzzles for Smart Games and she drew upon this talent in the construction of THE LACE READER.

Klappentext

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.