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The Den: A Novel
Current price:
$16.95
Publication Date: June 16th, 2020
Publisher:
Vintage
ISBN:
9780525564515
Pages:
288
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Description
“A lush and luminous gem of a novel: The Den is a book with depth and mystery and soul.” —Chris Bohjalian, author of The Red Lotus
Sisters Henrietta and Jane are fifteen and twelve, growing up in a farmhouse on the outskirts of a small New England town. When Henrietta becomes obsessed with a local boy, Jane takes to trailing the young couple, spying on their trysts. Until one night, Henrietta vanishes into the woods.
A century and a half earlier, sisters Elspeth and Claire are separated by an ocean: Elspeth’s pregnancy at seventeen meant she was quickly married and sent to America to avoid certain shame. But when she begins ingratiating herself with a wealthy mill owner, a series of wrenching and violent events unfold, culminating in her disappearance.
Each in their own times, Jane and Claire must search for their missing sisters beneath the watchful eyes of their shared small town. With echoes of The Scarlet Letter, The Den is a transporting, layered tale of two women, living generations apart yet connected by place and longing, and condemned for the very same desires.
Praise for The Den: A Novel
“Tantalizing. . . . Not to be missed. . . . A deeply satisfying, haunting work of literary fiction.” —Booklist (starred review)
“Addictive and delightfully eerie.” —Rufi Thorpe, author of The Knockout Queen
“[An] intricate story of shame and longing.” —Shelf Awareness
“Maxwell provides readers with plots that center on women’s behaviors, specifically, how the desire for love will bring young women into conflict with their communities. Hester Prynne would have felt right at home.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Haunting. . . . [Maxwell’s] characters are rendered precisely and powerfully.” —The Washington Times
“A touching novel. . . . Readers will be moved by . . . this exploration of the pressures of women across time.” —Publishers Weekly
“A provocative and absorbing coming-of-age novel.” —Woman & Home
“A tangle of secrets and sisterhood; a chorus of longing and desire. Maxwell transcends time and place in this tale of women’s power and choices, as her sisters journey to claim themselves, understand each other, and find their truest homes.” —Rahna Reiko Rizzuto, author of Shadow Child
“Abi Maxwell’s The Den braids and weaves history with now, always through the lenses of wide-eyed longing and rebellion and desire in this story of sisters. The beautiful and dangerous landscapes of New England forest are backdrop for their acts of revolution and independence to survive this world.” —Susan Straight, author of Between Heaven and Here
