In the Silence There Are Ghosts: A Novel - Softcover

Schaap, James C.

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9780801083815: In the Silence There Are Ghosts: A Novel

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ISBN 10: 0801083818 ISBN 13: 9780801083815

Publisher: Baker Pub Group, 1995

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After her divorce, Emily Doorn moves with her children back to Neukirk, Iowa, where she meets a man who may have some connection with her sister's mysterious death

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Neukirk, in northwest Iowa, is the kind of place where the sun always shines on blankets of cropland, where folks take pride in neat flowerbeds, and where Sunday morning church attendance is an absolute. Emily Doorn, slightly jaded from a bitter divorce and years of auditioning for acting jobs in Hollywood, feels her hometown of Neukirk is the best possible place for her and her kids. With a heart full of hope, Emily settles in at the old Van Voorst place and lands a job at the bowling alley. Neukirk welcomes its prodigal back with open arms - after all, she is the most beautiful woman in town. But no sooner has she unpacked when Emily's idealism is challenged by the mystery surrounding her older sister's death 25 years ago. What will the clues she finds tell her about the young woman she never really knew? Excellent characterizations and very high literary values. In the Silence There are Ghosts is a fascinating "you-can't-go-home-again" novel set in a small Iowa town that will appeal to readers everywhere. -- Midwest Book Review

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