Burning Marguerite - Inness-Brown Elizabeth - 2003

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This is the first UK edition. 237 pages. Front and back hinges are taped. Text and spine/cover marked with Library stamps, in all other respects in very good condition throughout. Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Edges of slipcase have light bumping. Dust jacket is unclipped. Pages are reasonably tanned. When James Jack finds his ninety-four-year-old 'Tante' Marguerite Deo lying dead outside his cabin, he is forced to confront the mystery of her death. An unexpected tale unfolds, moving in backward glances from the present to a windswept New England Island at the turn of the century, and to New Orleans during the Depression and World War II. At the heart of the story are a forbidden love, a violent crime kept secret for years, and, above all, Marguerite's relationship with a little boy, James Jack, whom she adopted after his parents' death in a terrible accident. Moving and tender, this is a haunting and lyrical novel of lives, secrets and memories. A powerful work of suspense and emotional intensity. Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; Crime; ISBN: 0297829556. ISBN/EAN: 9780297829553. Inventory No: 13110076. By: Inness-Brown Elizabeth Year: 2003 Visit our website to view thousands more products like this and order online at: