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Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.Includes a reader's guide and an interview with the author.
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A Northern Light, Jennifer Donnelly
- Lingua
- Pubblicato
- 2004
- Rilegatura
- (In brossura)
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- Titolo
- A Northern Light
- Lingua
- Inglese
- Autori
- Jennifer Donnelly
- Editore
- HMH Books for Young Readers
- Pubblicato
- 2004
- Formato
- In brossura
- Pagine
- 396
- ISBN10
- 0152053107
- ISBN13
- 9780152053109
- Serie
- Tag
- Narrativa, Gialli & Thriller, Letteratura romantica, Prosa storica, Young Adult, Gialli, Amore, Famiglia, Amicizia, Omicidi, Morte, Ragazze, Speranza, Lettere, Povertà, Fattorie, Aziende, Scrittrici, Hotel, America Settentrionale
- Titolo originale
- A northern light
- Valutazione
- 3,8 su 5
- Descrizione
- Sixteen-year-old Mattie Gokey has big dreams but little hope of seeing them come true. Desperate for money, she takes a job at the Glenmore, where hotel guest Grace Brown entrusts her with the task of burning a secret bundle of letters. But when Grace's drowned body is fished from the lake, Mattie discovers that the letters could reveal the grim truth behind a murder.Set in 1906 against the backdrop of the murder that inspired Theodore Dreiser's An American Tragedy, Jennifer Donnelly's astonishing debut novel effortlessly weaves romance, history, and a murder mystery into something moving, and real, and wholly original.Includes a reader's guide and an interview with the author.