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Author:

Wade, Christine.

Title:

Seven locks : a novel / Christine Wade.

Edition:

1st Atria Paperback ed.

Publisher:

Atria Paperback,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

vi, 329 p. : map ; 21 cm.

Subject:

Families--New York (State)--Fiction.
Farm life--New York (State)--Fiction.
Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)--History--18th century--Fiction.
Catskill Mountains Region (N.Y.)--Fiction.
Historical fiction.

Notes:

Includes a reading group guide. Includes bibliographical references (p. 327).

Summary:

"The Hudson River Valley, 1769. A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker storyunfolds. And as the lines between myth and reality fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost man's wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her family's survival"--P. [4] of cover.

ISBN:

1451627874 (ebk.)
9781451627879 (ebk.)
1451674708 (pbk.)
9781451674705 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)779266197

LCCN:

2012034987

Locations:

MVPA943 -- Callender Heritage Public Library (Callender)

DZPB423 -- Hubbard Public Library (Hubbard)

GZPE631 -- Pella Public Library (Pella)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)