A Northern Light

By: Jennifer Donnelly

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Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder. Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original. Includes a reader's guide and an interview with the author.

Book Quality:: Excellent
Book Size:: 396 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780152053109
Publisher:: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
Date of Addition:: 04/16/10
Copyrighted By:: Jennifer Donnelly
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: History, Children's Books, Literature and Fiction, Mystery and Thrillers
Submitted By:: 170
Proofread By:: 170
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.