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Author Biller, Diana, author.

Title The widow of Rose House / Diana Biller.

Publication Info. Thorndike, Maine : Center Point Large Print, 2020.

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Location Call No. Status
 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  LARGE PRINT BILLER, DIANA    Check Shelf
Edition Center Point Large Print edition.
Description 447 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Physical Medium large print rdafs
Note Regular print version previously published by: St. Martin's Publishing Group.
Summary "A young widow restores a dilapidated mansion with the assistance of a charming, eccentric genius, only to find the house is full of dangerous secrets in this effervescent Gilded Age debut novel. It's 1875, and Alva Webster has perfected her stiff upper lip after three years of being pilloried in the presses of two continents over fleeing her abusive husband. Now his sudden death allows her to return to New York to make a fresh start, restoring Liefdehuis, a dilapidated Hyde Park mansion, and hopefully her reputation at the same time. However, fresh starts aren't as easy as they seem, as Alva discovers when stories of a haunting at Liefdehuis begin to reach her. But Alva doesn't believe in ghosts. So when the eccentric and brilliant professor Samuel Moore appears and informs her that he can get to the bottom of the mystery that surrounds Liefdehuis, she turns him down flat. She doesn't need any more complications in her life--especially not a handsome, convention-flouting, scandal-raising one like Sam. Unfortunately, though Alva is loath to admit it, Sam, a pioneer in electric lighting and a member of the nationally-adored Moore family of scientists, is the only one who can help. Together, the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva's new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva's history--and her heart. Set during the Gilded Age in New York City, The Widow of Rose House is a gorgeous debut by Diana Biller, with a darkly Victorian Gothic flair and an intrepid and resilient American heroine guaranteed to delight readers"--Provided by publisher.
Subject Widows -- Fiction.
Mansions -- Fiction.
Haunted houses -- Fiction.
Electrical engineers -- Fiction.
Dwellings -- Remodeling -- Fiction.
New York (State) -- Fiction.
Large type books.
Dwellings -- Remodeling. (OCoLC)fst00900158
Electrical engineers. (OCoLC)fst01728648
Haunted houses. (OCoLC)fst00951928
Large type books. (OCoLC)fst00992678
Mansions. (OCoLC)fst01007944
Widows. (OCoLC)fst01174951
New York (State) (OCoLC)fst01210280
Genre/Form Detective and mystery fiction. (OCoLC)fst01726581
Fiction. (OCoLC)fst01423787
Romance fiction. (OCoLC)fst01921732
Mystery fiction.
Love stories.
Detective and mystery fiction.
Romance fiction.
ISBN 9781643584690 (hardback : alkaline paper)
1643584693 (hardback : alkaline paper)
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