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The den : a novel / Abi Maxwell.
"A luminous, hypnotic story of youth, sex, and power that tells of two young women who find themselves ostracized from the same small New England community for the same reasons--though they are separated by 150 years."-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525655282
- ISBN: 052565528X
- Physical Description: 271 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "A Borzoi Book." |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Sisters > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. Unplanned pregnancy > Fiction. Triangles (Interpersonal relations) > Fiction. Adultery > Fiction. Missing persons > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Gibsons Public Library | FIC MAXW (Text) | 30886001065941 | Adult Fiction Hardcover | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Two young women, connected by place and circumstance, but separated by 150 years, each search for their missing, promiscuous sisters and wonder how the disappearance fits in with a strange myth about a family that is transformed into coyotes. - Baker & Taylor
"A luminous, hypnotic story of youth, sex, and power that tells of two young women who find themselves ostracized from the same small New England community for the same reasons--though they are separated by 150 years."-- - Random House, Inc.
âA lush and luminous gem of a novel: The Den is a book with depth and mystery and soul.â âChris Bohjalian, author of The Red Lotus
Sisters Henrietta and Jane are fifteen and twelve, growing up in a farmhouse on the outskirts of a small New England town. When Henrietta becomes obsessed with a local boy, Jane takes to trailing the young couple, spying on their trysts. Until one night, Henrietta vanishes into the woods.
A century and a half earlier, sisters Elspeth and Claire are separated by an ocean: Elspethâs pregnancy at seventeen meant she was quickly married and sent to America to avoid certain shame. But when she begins ingratiating herself with a wealthy mill owner, a series of wrenching and violent events unfold, culminating in her disappearance.
Each in their own times, Jane and Claire must search for their missing sisters beneath the watchful eyes of their shared small town. With echoes of The Scarlet Letter, The Den is a transporting, layered tale of two women, living generations apart yet connected by place and longing, and condemned for the very same desires.
