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The book of speculation / Erika Swyler ; with illustrations by the author.
A beautifully crafted and hand-illustrated debut novel about a mysterious book that holds the key to a curse that has haunted a family of traveling circus performers for generations. Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home. On a day in late June, Simon receives a mysterious package from an antiquarian bookseller. The book tells the story of Amos and Evangeline, doomed lovers who lived and worked in a traveling circus more than two hundred years ago. The paper crackles with age as Simon turns the yellowed pages filled with notes, sketches, and whimsical flourishes; and his best friend and fellow librarian, Alice, looks on in increasing alarm.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250054807
- Physical Description: viii, 339 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : St. Martin's Press, 2015.
- Copyright: ©2015.
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- 24 of 25 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Creston Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Creston Public Library | FIC SWY (Text) | 35140900001218 | Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
