num_pages: 240
description: On the morning of Eva McEwen's birth, six magpies congregate in the apple tree outside the window--a bad omen, according to Scottish legend. That night, Eva's mother dies, leaving her to be raised by her aunt and heartsick father in their small Scottish town. As a child, Eva is often visited by two companions--a woman and a girl--invisible to everyone else save her. As she grows, their intentions become increasingly unclear: Do they wish to protect or harm her? A magical novel about loneliness, love, and the profound connection between mother and daughter, Eva Moves the Furniture fuses the simplicity of a fairy tale with the complexity of adult passions.
language: English
title: Eva Moves the Furniture
titlecomplete: Eva Moves the Furniture
genres: Fiction, Historical, Magical Realism, British Literature, Scotland, Adult Fiction, Ghosts, Contemporary, Historical Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 2463
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: Massachusetts Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Picador