The Mill River recluse
Subtitle: a novel
By: Darcie Chan
Edition: Ballantine books trade paperback edition.
Series: Mill River -- bk. 1; Random House reader's circle; Reader's circle (Random House (Firm))
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9780553391879; 9780615523774
Subjects: Widows; Families; Contemporary Women; Secrets; Cities and towns; Family life; FICTION; Psychological; Sagas; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Sagas; Fiction; FICTION / Contemporary Women
Description: From the outside, Mill River looks like any sleepy little Vermont town where everyone knows everyone and people never need to lock their doors. There are newcomers for whom this appeals, from police officer Kyle Hansen and his daughter Rowen, who are starting over after heartache, to Claudia Simon, the schoolteacher who is determined to reinvent herself. But on closer inspection, there are those in Mill River--including a stealthy arsonist, a covetous nurse, and a pilfering priest--who have things they wish to hide. None more than the widow Mary McAllister, who for the past sixty years has secluded herself in her marble mansion overlooking the town. Most of the residents have never even seen the peculiar woman. Only the priest, Father O'Brien, knows the deep secrets that keep Mary isolated--and that, once revealed, will forever change the community.
Notes: Originally published in eBook in the United States by Darcie Chain in 2011.