- Young adult fiction, Juvenile fiction, History, Fiction
In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and intimate.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- intimateepic
- effortlessdemanding
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About the book
- Author
- Jennifer Donnelly
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 393
- Publisher
- Turtleback, Listening Library (Audio), Piper
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- German, French, English
- ISBN
- 9780152053666
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