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Synopsis
Waking to the chill of a snow-cloaked morning, carpenter James Jack Wright finds ninety-four-year-old Marguerite Deo lying dead in the woods outside his cabin. As he confronts the mystery of her death - why would Marguerite, his "Tante" since his infancy, walk out into the cold winter night? - an unexpected tale unfolds, moving from the present back to James Jack's childhood, to New Orleans during the Depression and World War II, and finally to a windswept New England island at the turn of the century. At the heart of the story are a forbidden love, a violent crime kept secret for years, and above all, Marguerite's relationship with a little boy named James Jack, a bond that deepens after a terrible accident changes both their lives forever.
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About the Author
Elizabeth Inness-Brown is the author of two collections of short stories, <i>Satin Palms</i> and <i>Here</i>. Raised in the North Country of New York State, she now lives with her husband and young son on South Hero, an island in Lake Champlain, Vermont.
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A haunting weave of lives, secrets, and memo-ries―a powerful work of psychological suspense and emotional intensity. <br><br>Waking to the chill of a snow-cloaked morning, carpenter James Jack Wright finds ninety-four-year-old Marguerite Deo lying dead in the woods outside his cabin. As he confronts the mystery of her death―why would Marguerite, his “Tante” since his infancy, walk out into the cold winter night?―an unexpected tale unfolds, moving from the present back to James Jack’s childhood, to New Orleans during the Depression and World War II, and finally to a windswept New England island at the turn of the century. At the heart of the story are a forbidden love, a violent crime kept secret for years, and above all, Marguerite’s relationship with a little boy named James Jack, a bond that deepens after a terrible accident changes both their lives forever.<br><br><i>Burning Marguerite</i> is a debut novel of rare depth and artistry.
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Hardback. Condition: Good. One winter morning James Jack Wright finds ninety-four-year-old Marguerite Deo--the woman he has always known as Tante--lying dead in the woods outside his cabin, clad only in a flowered nightgown. With this arresting scene, Elizabeth Inness-Brown ushers readers into her mysterious and lyrical narrative, the story of two closely braided lives that forces a reconsideration of our notions of maternity, loyalty, love, and perhaps death itself. As James Jack sets out to fulfill Marguerite's unusual last wishes, the narrative unveils the secrets of their pasts. It arcs from Depression-era New Orleans to a barren New England island at the turn of the century, from an illicit passion and an unforgivable crime to the relationship between a small boy and a tough, reclusive woman who turns out to possess an unsuspected capacity for love. Seller Inventory # 00074983637
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Hardback. Condition: Good. One winter morning James Jack Wright finds ninety-four-year-old Marguerite Deo--the woman he has always known as Tante--lying dead in the woods outside his cabin, clad only in a flowered nightgown. With this arresting scene, Elizabeth Inness-Brown ushers readers into her mysterious and lyrical narrative, the story of two closely braided lives that forces a reconsideration of our notions of maternity, loyalty, love, and perhaps death itself. As James Jack sets out to fulfill Marguerite's unusual last wishes, the narrative unveils the secrets of their pasts. It arcs from Depression-era New Orleans to a barren New England island at the turn of the century, from an illicit passion and an unforgivable crime to the relationship between a small boy and a tough, reclusive woman who turns out to possess an unsuspected capacity for love. Seller Inventory # CIN0375411968G
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