Eva moves the furniture
By: Margot Livesey
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Henry Holt and Co.
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 232
ISBN-13: 9780805068016
Subjects: Young women; Fiction; Imaginary companions; Bildungsromans; Maternal deprivation
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?