Grange House - by Sarah Blake (Paperback)

About the Book

When Maisie Thomas turns 17 in 1898, her visit to Grange House--a hotel on an island off the coast of Maine--marks a turning point in her life. As Maisie considers the attentions of two young men, Miss Grange tells her stories of her past. Death, diaries, letters and a ghostly apparition play a part in changing Maisie's life forever.

Book Synopsis

From the author of the New York Times bestselling novels THE POSTMISTRESS and THE GUEST BOOK comes Sarah Blake's GRANGE HOUSE.

"Pleasing, intricate...[a] delightful book" --New York Times Book Review

Maisie Thomas spends every summer at Grange House, a hotel on the coast of Maine ruled by the elegant Miss Grange. In 1896, when Maisie turns 17, her visit marks a turning point. On the morning after her arrival, local fishermen make a gruesome discovery: drowned lovers, found clasped in each other's arms. It's only the first in a series of events that casts a shadow over Maisie's summer. As she considers the attentions of two very different young men, Maisie also falls under the gaze of Miss Grange, who begins to tell her disturbing stories of her past.

Rich with the details, customs, and language of the era, Sarah Blake's Grange House is a wonderfully atmospheric, page-turning novel of literary suspense and romance.

Review Quotes

"[A] seamless pastiche of favorite 19th-century genres and themes....An enchanting tale by a consummate storyteller." --San Francisco Chronicle

"Rich, meticulous detail and a poet's refined yet sensuous ear for language....Manages to partake of all the conventions of Victorian sensibility while maintaining a contemporary intelligence and subtle wit." --Chicago Tribune

"Pulses with mystery, ghostly melancholy and young passion...Captivating." --Boston Herald

About the Author

Sarah Blake is a graduate of Yale University and New York University, where she received her Ph.D. in Victorian literature. She is the author of Grange House and The Postmistress. She lives in Evanston, Illinois.