Grief Cottage (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic) - Hardcover

Godwin, Gail

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1432838849 ISBN 13: 9781432838843

Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print, 2017

Synopsis

Moving in with his reclusive artist aunt after his mother's death, 11-year-old Marcus learns the story of a local cottage from which a family disappeared during a hurricane half a century earlier, a tragedy that compels him to explore the cottage, where he meets a ghost with a mysterious agenda. By a National Book Award finalist. (romance). Simultaneous.

About this title

About the Author:

Gail Godwin is a three-time National Book Award finalist and the bestselling author of more than a dozen critically acclaimed books, including Publishing, a memoir, and the novels Flora, Father Melancholy's Daughter, and Evensong. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts grants for both fiction and libretto writing, and the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Woodstock, New York. www.gailgodwin.com.

Review:

"Something between a search for understanding and a mournful confession . . . A testament to the power of storytelling to bring solace when none other is possible." - Washington Post on FLORA

"Remorse may be the defining emotion for our narrator, Helen, but Godwin the writer has nothing to regret: Flora is an elegant little creeper of a story." - Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air

"Flora is a beautiful examination of character and the far-reaching repercussions of our actions. Gail Godwin brings grace, honesty, and enormous intelligence to every page." - Ann Patchett

"Flora is Godwin at her best, a compelling story about Helen's growth of consciousness told with fearless candor and the poignant wisdom of hindsight." - Boston Globe

"A chronicle of her life as a writer whose career has been boosted and buffeted by the vagaries of the publishing industry. She has made of it a suspenseful account, with . . . emotional depth, too." - Wall Street Journal on PUBLISHING

"A memoir in the old sense of the term, a story with a scope of five decades written by an author of some renown . . . You don t have to be a hungry writer or an aspiring editor to appreciate Publishing. You don t have to have followed Godwin s career as a reader either, though the millions who have will be treated to a look behind the scenes." - New York Times Book Review on PUBLISHING

"Godwin affectionately divulges the various moments, places, and characters in her life that eventually slipped into her 14 novels. These disclosures leave you hungry to reread her oeuvre with the newfound secrets in mind." - Entertainment Weekly on PUBLISHING

"This memoir by the acclaimed, prolific novelist is testament to both her talent and her perseverance." - O, the Oprah Magazine on PUBLISHING

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"Something between a search for understanding and a mournful confession . . . A testament to the power of storytelling to bring solace when none other is possible." - Washington Post on FLORA

"Remorse may be the defining emotion for our narrator, Helen, but Godwin the writer has nothing to regret: Flora is an elegant little creeper of a story." - Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air

"Flora is a beautiful examination of character and the far-reaching repercussions of our actions. Gail Godwin brings grace, honesty, and enormous intelligence to every page." - Ann Patchett

"Flora is Godwin at her best, a compelling story about Helen's growth of consciousness told with fearless candor and the poignant wisdom of hindsight." - Boston Globe

"A chronicle of her life as a writer whose career has been boosted and buffeted by the vagaries of the publishing industry. She has made of it a suspenseful account, with . . . emotional depth, too." - Wall Street Journal on PUBLISHING

"A memoir in the old sense of the term, a story with a scope of five decades written by an author of some renown . . . You don't have to be a hungry writer or an aspiring editor to appreciate Publishing. You don't have to have followed Godwin's career as a reader either, though the millions who have will be treated to a look behind the scenes." - New York Times Book Review on PUBLISHING

"Godwin affectionately divulges the various moments, places, and characters in her life that eventually slipped into her 14 novels. These disclosures leave you hungry to reread her oeuvre with the newfound secrets in mind." - Entertainment Weekly on PUBLISHING

"This memoir by the acclaimed, prolific novelist is testament to both her talent and her perseverance." - O, the Oprah Magazine on PUBLISHING

"Can the needs of the living and dead sometimes merge? Eleven-year-old Marcus's desire to believe so leads him, and us, on a harrowing and unforgettable journey toward an answer. Grief Cottage further confirms that Gail Godwin is one of our country's very finest novelists." - Ron Rash, author of THE RISEN and ABOVE THE WATERFALL

"Something between a search for understanding and a mournful confession . . . A testament to the power of storytelling to bring solace when none other is possible." - Washington Post on FLORA

"Remorse may be the defining emotion for our narrator, Helen, but Godwin the writer has nothing to regret: Flora is an elegant little creeper of a story." - Maureen Corrigan, NPR Fresh Air

"Flora is a beautiful examination of character and the far-reaching repercussions of our actions. Gail Godwin brings grace, honesty, and enormous intelligence to every page." - Ann Patchett

"Flora is Godwin at her best, a compelling story about Helen's growth of consciousness told with fearless candor and the poignant wisdom of hindsight." - Boston Globe

"A chronicle of her life as a writer whose career has been boosted and buffeted by the vagaries of the publishing industry. She has made of it a suspenseful account, with . . . emotional depth, too." - Wall Street Journal on PUBLISHING

"A memoir in the old sense of the term, a story with a scope of five decades written by an author of some renown . . . You don't have to be a hungry writer or an aspiring editor to appreciate Publishing. You don't have to have followed Godwin's career as a reader either, though the millions who have will be treated to a look behind the scenes." - New York Times Book Review on PUBLISHING

"Godwin affectionately divulges the various moments, places, and characters in her life that eventually slipped into her 14 novels. These disclosures leave you hungry to reread her oeuvre with the newfound secrets in mind." - Entertainment Weekly on PUBLISHING

"This memoir by the acclaimed, prolific novelist is testament to both her talent and her perseverance." - O, the Oprah Magazine on PUBLISHING

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Press Large Print
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1432838849
• ISBN 13: 9781432838843
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 465