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The day I returned to Templeton, steeped in disgrace, the fifty-foot corpse of a monster surfaced in Lake Glimmerglass... So begins this spellbinding debut novel. Part contemporary story of a girl’s search for her father, part historical novel, and part ghost story, at its core it is a tale of how one town holds the secrets of a family. Willie Cooper arrives on the doorstep of her ancestral home in Templeton, New York in the wake of a disastrous affair with her much older, married archaeology professor. That same day, the discovery of a prehistoric monster in the lake brings a media frenzy to the quiet, picture-perfect town her ancestors founded. Smarting from a broken heart, Willie then learns that the story her mother had always told her about her father has all been a lie. He wasn’t the one-night stand Vi had led her to imagine, but someone else entirely. Someone from Templeton. As Willie puts her archaeological skills to work digging for the truth about her lineage, a chorus of voices from the town’s past—both sinister and disturbing—rise up around her to tell their sides of the story. Willie discovers the curse of the Temple family runs deep. In the end, dark secrets come to light, past and present blur, old mysteries are finally put to rest, and the surprising truth about more than one monster is revealed. The Monsters of Templeton is a mesmerizing tour de force that marks the debut of one of the most exciting talents in years.
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`Groff's delightful debut is a glorious hybrid of history and humour, with just a sprinkling of magic.' -- Easy Living
`In lesser hands, this could be yet another contrived, oh-so quirky tale of small-town American life, but Lauren Groff writes with seemingly effortless grace - the opening chapter alone would make a beautiful, deeply moving short story, and the rest of the book doesn't disappoint. Gorgeously written, very funny and full of unforgettable characters, The Monsters of Templeton is the best book so far of 2008.' -- The Gloss
`Lauren Groff bases her Templeton on the real settlement of Cooperstown, New York, and draws on its chronicle to create a vibrant patchwork of fact, fiction and myth. In a beautifully rendered, sometimes mystical portrait of a community, Groff combines history and tradition in a multi-layered story about roots, friendship and the dependability of legend.' -- Daily Mail
`This cracking tale, admirer Stephen King gleefully says, is full of "monsters, murders, bastards and ne'er do-wells". Yet Lauren Groff's remarkable debut is not a horror at all ... as Willie slays her demons by slowly but surely excavating her family tree, the novel blossoms into a crossbreed of intimate confession, eccentric social history, origin myth and literary biography ... the true `monsters' of Templeton are its secrets.' -- Metro
`This has an opening to die for ... a riveting read' -- Scotland on Sunday
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`In lesser hands, this could be yet another contrived, oh-so quirky tale of small-town American life, but Lauren Groff writes with seemingly effortless grace - the opening chapter alone would make a beautiful, deeply moving short story, and the rest of the book doesn't disappoint. Gorgeously written, very funny and full of unforgettable characters, The Monsters of Templeton is the best book so far of 2008.' -- The Gloss
`Lauren Groff bases her Templeton on the real settlement of Cooperstown, New York, and draws on its chronicle to create a vibrant patchwork of fact, fiction and myth. In a beautifully rendered, sometimes mystical portrait of a community, Groff combines history and tradition in a multi-layered story about roots, friendship and the dependability of legend.' -- Daily Mail
`This cracking tale, admirer Stephen King gleefully says, is full of "monsters, murders, bastards and ne'er do-wells". Yet Lauren Groff's remarkable debut is not a horror at all ... as Willie slays her demons by slowly but surely excavating her family tree, the novel blossoms into a crossbreed of intimate confession, eccentric social history, origin myth and literary biography ... the true `monsters' of Templeton are its secrets.' -- Metro
`This has an opening to die for ... a riveting read' -- Scotland on Sunday
A mesmerizing tour de force that marks the debut of one of the most exciting talents in years
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- PublisherWilliam Heinemann
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0434017841
- ISBN 13 9780434017843
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages384
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. A mint first printing in a likewise unclipped dust wrapper. Unread gift condition, SIGNED and Publication day DATED 6th March by Lauren Groff to the title page. The Orange Prize 2008 wrap round band is also present. An outstanding copy of the elusive UK first, scarce to find Publication Day dated. BOXED DESPATCH. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # ABE-1535539499975
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