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Patterson House : a novel by Jane Cawthorne is a book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Patterson House : a novel about?

Alden Patterson, the last living member of a once-wealthy Toronto family, is haunted by the legacy of her grandfather, William Patterson, whose suicide taints the family name. She lives in the decaying Patterson House with Constance, a foundling, and John Hunt, an injured war veteran and the familys former gardener. When Alden is reduced to taking in boarders, she thinks she has found a way to survive until the crash of 1929 leaves her truly desperate and one particular boarder threatens to destroy everything she thinks she wants. Part sweeping historical novel, part ghost story, part coming of age tale and part feminist rally cry, Patterson House is a novel that manages to do so much at once. I loved the close examination of Torontos history and the reality of womens limited options in the early 1900s. Alden Patterson is a fictional hero for our times, a woman trying hard to retain her independence in an era that doesnt allow for it. Cawthornes writing is fluid and spare, allowing the novels twists and turns to guide the reader. This is a wonderful book. Amy Stuart, author of Still Mine, Still Water, and Still Here

Author

Jane Cawthorne

Publisher

Inanna Poetry and Fiction Series

Published

2022

Language

EN

ISBN

9781771339414

Subjects

Fiction, Historical Fiction