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Seven locks : a novel / Christine Wade.

Wade, Christine. (Author).

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).
Subject: Families > New York (State) > Fiction.
Farm life > New York (State) > Fiction.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.) > History > 18th century > Fiction.
Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.) > Fiction.
Genre: Historical fiction.

Available copies

  • 2 of 2 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Smithers Public Library.

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  • 0 current holds with 2 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Smithers Public Library F WAD (Text) 35101000381504 Stacks Volume hold Available -

Part I
Chapter 1 Gone Missing
3(51)
Hudson's River Valley, Summer 1769
Chapter 2 A Path Well Known
54(39)
Autumn 1769
Chapter 3 Stuff of Dreams
93(50)
Winter 1770
Part II
Chapter 4 Blue Stockings
143(27)
Spring 1777
Chapter 5 Don't Tread on Me
170(42)
Summer 1777
Chapter 6 Appeal to Heaven
212(63)
Fall 1777
Part III
Chapter 7 Now Found
275(48)
1790
Epilogue: Freedom 323(2)
Amsterdam, 1809
Notes 325(2)
Acknowledgments 327


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