The book of speculation
(Book)

Book Cover
Average Rating
Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
ISBN
9781250054807 (hardback), 125005480X (hardback)
Physical Desc
viii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Status

Description

Loading Description...

Copies

LocationCall NumberStatusDue Date
Amherst - Fiction - MezzanineFIC Swyler, EChecked OutNovember 19, 2024
Bedford - FictionFIC SwylerOn Shelf
Derry - Fiction - Adult LevelFic Swyler, Erika BookOn Shelf
Hooksett - Fiction - Adult RoomFIC SWYLER, EOn Shelf
Manchester City Library - Fiction - Main Floor - Fiction ShelvesFICTION SWYLER, E.On Shelf
Show All Copies

NoveList

More Like This

Loading more titles like this title...

Also in this Series

Checking series information...

Reviews from GoodReads

Loading GoodReads Reviews.

More Details

Published
New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
ISBN
9781250054807 (hardback), 125005480X (hardback)

Notes

Description
"Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home--a house, perched on the edge of a bluff, that is slowly crumbling toward the sea. His parents are long dead, his mother having drowned in the water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, works for a traveling carnival reading tarot cards, and seldom calls. On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious package from an antiquarian bookseller. The book tells the story of Amos and Evangeline, doomed lovers who lived and worked in a traveling circus more than two hundred years ago. The paper crackles with age as Simon turns the yellowed pages filled with notes, sketches, and whimsical flourishes; and his best friend and fellow librarian, Alice, looks on in increasing alarm. Why does his grandmother's name, Verona Bonn, appear in this book? Why do so many women in his family drown on July 24? Could there possibly be some kind of curse on his family--and could Enola, who has suddenly turned up at home for the first time in six years, risk the same fate in just a few weeks? In order to save her--and perhaps himself--Simon must try urgently to decode his family history while moving on from the past. The Book of Speculation is Erika Swyler's gorgeous and moving debut, a wondrous novel about the power of books and family and magic"--,Provided by publisher.

Citations

APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Swyler, E. (2015). The book of speculation (First edition.). St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Swyler, Erika. 2015. The Book of Speculation. St. Martin's Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Swyler, Erika. The Book of Speculation St. Martin's Press, 2015.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Swyler, Erika. The Book of Speculation First edition., St. Martin's Press, 2015.

Note! Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy. Citation formats are based on standards as of August 2021.

Staff View

Loading Staff View.