![]() ![]() ![]() This job has taken her from historic houses to fine art museums, where she has the privilege of cleaning and caring for collections that range from paintings by old masters to ancient artifacts to early-American furniture. Hester Fox comes to writing from a background in the museum field as a collections maintenance technician. And Gabriel must find answers, or Pale Harbor will suffer a fate worthy of Poe’s darkest tales. Sophronia must be a witch, and she almost certainly killed her husband.Īs the incidents escalate, one thing becomes clear: they are the work of a twisted person inspired by the wildly popular stories of Mr. Strange, unsettling things have been happening, and the townspeople claim that only one person can be responsible: Sophronia Carver, a reclusive widow who lives with a spinster maid in the eerie Castle Carver. ![]() Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife’s death, so he moves to Maine, taking a position as a minister in the remote village of Pale Harbor.īut not all is as it seems in the sleepy town. ![]()
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![]() ![]() ![]() The first component of Dear Aaron that put me off was its format. However, I did not like Dear Aaron for various reasons, and sadly, it wasn’t simply an “It was OK.” This book, in my opinion, was bad. I need to clarify that I adore Mariana Zapata’s books – I own every single one. See Possible Triggers for Abuse and OTT sad parts.Does have a significant separation between the Hero and Heroine.Does have the Hero and Heroine pushing away.Those dates with OM never went further than a first date and kiss. ![]() – The Hero convinced the Heroine to date in their letter exchanges. The Heroine, as a result, has not dated or had sex since. – Heroine was hung up on her brother’s BFF–they had sex but the OM said it was a mistake and to not tell her family the next day. The Heroine would get very upset and jealous as a result. – Hero and Heroine weren’t a couple ’til the end, so OW would constantly flirt with the Hero and he wouldn’t put a stop to it. – Hero has had 20+ ex-lovers (so he was very promiscuous in the past) ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The event is a fundraiser for Frontier College, “Canada’s original literacy organization.” If you happen to be in Halifax this evening, I hope you’ll join us! Tickets are $8 for students, $12 in advance, and $15 at the door. I’ll be championing Frances Itani’s beautiful and powerful novel Tell, which is set in the small town of Deseronto, Ontario, not long after the end of the Great War.Īfter we each make the case for why our chosen books ought to win the Giller ($100,000), everyone at the Halifax event (and at similar Giller Light Bashes in Vancouver, Calgary, Regina, Winnipeg, and Toronto) will watch the live announcement of this year’s winner. The Halifax Giller Light Bash is happening tonight at the Atlantica Hotel at 8pm, and I’m delighted to be one of the six panelists who are defending the books shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize. ![]() |