The Locktender's House
Subtitle: A Novel
Publisher: Random House
Published: April 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781400061532
Subjects: American Historical Fiction; Fiction; Fiction - General; General; Fiction / General
Description: Janice Witherspoon's stagnant life is abruptly upended by the senseless death of her boyfriend thousands of miles away. Fueled by shock, steered by fate, uncertainty, and fear, she gathers her belongings from the North Carolina apartment they shared and takes to the road, intending to meet the soldier's body on its journey back from the Iraqi desert. But something - an inner voice, or the beguiling utterances of an older, darker soul? - drives Janice further and further off course. When after a mechanical and emotional breakdown she finally comes to a stop, Janice finds herself deep in rural Pennsylvania, on the grounds of an abandoned lockhouse.