The Winter People
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| Rating | : | 4.31 (917 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1101973757 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 480 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-31 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Alice has always insisted that they live off the grid, a decision that has weighty consequences when Ruthie wakes up one morning to find that Alice has vanished. The most mysterious is that of Sara Harrison Shea, who, in 1908, was found dead in the field behind her house just months after the tragic death of her daughter. Now, in present day, nineteen-year-old Ruthie lives in Sara’s farmhouse with her mother, Alice, and her younger sister. A Boston Globe Best Book of the Year West Hall, Vermont, has always been a town of strange disappearances and old legends. In her search for clues, she is startled to find a copy of Sara Harrison Shea's diary hidden beneath the floorboards of her mother's bedroom. As Ruthie gets sucked into the historical mystery, she discovers that she’s not the only person looking for someone that they’ve lost. But she may be the only one who can stop history from repeating itself.
Katherine Seavey said Ending disappoints.. This was interesting and suspenseful, but the ending was very sophomoric. A better ending was deserved. Our book club read this and we all agreed that the ending didn't fit the rest of the book. It was quickly and absurdly brought to a conclusion. On the plus side: the author's description of a claustrophobic scene almost caused me to stop reading the book for good. I threw the book down due to my panic attack! I was afraid to p. Solid as a rock hiding the entrance to a cave Con I loooooved this book. I'm a huge fan of ghosty/scary/folklore/old history fiction books. This one was highly enjoyable. It is a unique story with many unexpected bits. I think the characters are great and I liked that the book was largely dominated by heroines. The switching perspective was really a nice device for storytelling as well. I like the world the author created and the people she placed in the world. I am absolutely . "Loved the Suspense at Devil's Hand." according to Reader of the Pack. Excellent book about legends and how they can affect the people who believe in them. Losing a loved one at times is unbearable and the only thing we can think about is having them in our life again. But, what if we could bring them back again? How much would you sacrifice to have them come back from the dead? If you knew there was a way to have them back even for a short while, would you do it?Jennifer McMahon explores this idea
From Booklist *Starred Review* After a night of partying, 19-year-old Ruthie awakens to a world of impossibilities: her mother, an off-the-grid hippie who rarely leaves their Vermont farm, is missing, and Ruthie is left to care for her young sister. The diary reveals a 100-year-old mystery lending credence to the campfire tales about their farm, the nearby Devils’ Hand rock formation, locals who have gone missing, and her mother’s warnings that bad things happen in their woods. Ruthie begins tracking her mother with the information in the wallets and soon finds links between the diary’s horrors and her mother’s disappearance. McMahon has developed a subgenre of psychological mysteries
She graduated from Goddard College and studied poetry in the MFA Writing Program at Vermont College. Jennifer McMahon is the author of seven novels, including The Night Sister and Promise Not to Tell. She currently lives with her partner and daughter in Montpelier, Vermont.