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Seven locks : a novel / Christine Wade.
Summary:
"The Hudson River Valley, 1769. A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker storyunfolds. And as the lines between myth and reality fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost man's wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her family's survival"--P. [4] of cover.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781451674705 (trade pbk.)
- ISBN: 1451674708 (trade pbk.)
- Physical Description: vi, 329 p. : map ; 21 cm.
- Edition: 1st Atria Paperback ed.
- Publisher: New York : Atria Paperback, 2013.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Includes a reading group guide. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 327). |
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| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Smithers Public Library | F WAD (Text) | 35101000381504 | Stacks | Volume hold | Available | - |
Christine Wade is a researcher with a focus on women’s health care choices and global health traditions. She has worked in Shanghai, Kunming, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, as well as Verona, Bologna, and Rome. She lives by the Hudson River in New York City and in the Catskill Mountains. Seven Locks won a James Jones Fellowship Prize for an unpublished novel in 2009.
