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The Barn - Couverture souple

Sivertson, Vera

 
9781418467449: The Barn
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1418467448 ISBN 13 : 9781418467449
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2004

Synopsis

Jenny Miller, a school teacher, living in the industrial midlands of England, travels to a remote island off the coast of Maine, to learn about her father, who has recently died. Jenny's father abandoned her and her mother when she was eight years old. Now she learns from a Boston lawyer of property that he owned. She finds mystery in the way he died. The islanders are strange and withdrawn, and, as her father's daughter she finds that she is ostracized by them. With the help of two new found friends, the island policeman and the vicar of the local church, she unravels a terrible tale and learns the secret that shadows the life of the islanders. Her discoveries lead to the question, was her father evil or innocent?The story ends in a climax which cleanses the horror that has gripped the island people, and vindication is found for Jenny in the promise of a new life and new love.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Jenny Miller, a school teacher, living in the industrial midlands of England, travels to a remote island off the coast of Maine, to learn about her father, who has recently died. Jenny's father abandoned her and her mother when she was eight years old. Now she learns from a Boston lawyer of property that he owned. She finds mystery in the way he died. The islanders are strange and withdrawn, and, as her father's daughter she finds that she is ostracized by them. With the help of two new found friends, the island policeman and the vicar of the local church, she unravels a terrible tale and learns the secret that shadows the life of the islanders. Her discoveries lead to the question, was her father evil or innocent?The story ends in a climax which cleanses the horror that has gripped the island people, and vindication is found for Jenny in the promise of a new life and new love.

Biographie de l'auteur

Vera Sivertson lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, with her husband Bob, who in retirement is an artist and designed the cover of the book. Vera was born in the heavy industrial area in central England, known colloquially as "The Black Country". She emigrated to Toronto, Canada as a young bride in 1956 and 17 years later moved to the United States, living in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Omaha and St. Charles, Missouri, following her career path in corporate financial management. She retired in 1995 in the position of Senior Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer of a health care facility.An avid murder-mystery reader all her life, retirement has brought the opportunity to begin her long time dream of being a novelist.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1418467448
ISBN 13 
9781418467449
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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