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The house at the end of Hope Street : a novel / Menna van Praag.
"The house at the end of Hope Street is an enchanted, haunted house unlike any other--a house that finds young women in their time of need and takes them in. Each has 99 nights to use the wisdom bestowed by the house to turn her life around. Through the years it has offered refuge to a roster of women ranging from George Eliot to Beatrix Potter--many of whom have hung around to help newcomers find their way"--Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780670784639 (hc) :
- Physical Description: 280 p. ; 22 cm.
- Publisher: New York : Pamela Dorman Books/Viking, c2013.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Identity (Philosophical concept) > Fiction. Young women > Fiction. England > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Occult fiction. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cookstown Branch | FIC Praag | 31681002674943 | FICTION | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Invited into a house where women are allowed to stay for 99 days while they turn their lives around, Alba, who has been struggling with a stalled academic career, learns about the refuge's famous past visitors while embarking on a personal journey of healing. - Baker & Taylor
Invited into a house where women are allowed to stay while they turn their lives around, Alba, who has been struggling with a stalled academic career, learns about the refuge's famous past visitors while embarking on a personal journey of healing. - Penguin Putnam
A magical debut about an enchanted house that offers refuge to women in their time of need
Distraught that her academic career has stalled, Alba is walking through her hometown of Cambridge, England, when she finds herself in front of a house sheâs never seen before, 11 Hope Street. A beautiful older woman named Peggy greets her and invites her to stay, on the houseâs usual conditions: she has ninety-nine nights to turn her life around. With nothing left to lose, Alba takes a chance and moves in.
She soon discovers that this is no ordinary house. Past residents have included Virginia Woolf and Dorothy Parker, who, after receiving the assistance they needed, hung around to help newcomersâliterally, in talking portraits on the wall. As she escapes into this new world, Alba begins a journey that will heal her woundsâand maybe even save her life.
Filled with a colorful and unforgettable cast of literary figures, The House at the End of Hope Street is a charming, whimsical novel of hope and feminine wisdom that is sure to appeal to fans of Jasper Fforde and especially Sarah Addison Allen.
