by ElizabethInness-Brown (Author)
When James Jack finds his ninety-four-year-old 'Tante', Marguerite Deo, lying dead outside his cabin, he is forced to confront the mystery of her death. An unexpected tale unfolds, moving in backward glances from the present to a windswept New England island at the turn of the century, and to New Orleans during the Depression and World War II. At the heart of the story are a forbidden love, a violent crime kept secret for years, and above all, Marguerite's relationship with a little boy, James Jack, whom she adopts after his parents' death in a terrible accident on the frozen lake. This is a novel that captivates from the very first moment.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 256
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Phoenix
Published: 05 Feb 2004
ISBN 10: 0753817543
ISBN 13: 9780753817544
Book Overview: Powerful and subtle women's fiction - the descriptive prowess of E Annie Proulx mixed with the multi-layered storytelling of Anita Shreve or Carol Shields 'Haunting, lyrical...a masterly debut' Harpers & Queen 'An astonishingly accomplished debut...Inness-Brown's respect for her characters for her protagonists means she gives them a history and a depth that makes them fully rounded and believable...masterfully controlled' Lorna Russell, Big Issue 'The otherworldly, compassionate narrative grips and will not let go' Sunday Herald
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