Help! My wish list #8

One more title from my long reading wish list.

** The cover image is for illustrative purposes only. If you are a publisher and would kindly like to offer me a copy of this book for review, I will change the cover so as to reflect the edition received. **

The Lace Reader
By Brunonia Barry

Amazon’s product description: Drawn by family. Driven by fear. Haunted by fate. Would knowing the future be a gift or a burden? Or even a curse!? The Whitney women of Salem, Massachusetts are renowned for reading the future in the patterns of lace. But the future doesn't always bring good news -- as Towner Whitney knows all too well. When she was just fifteen her gift sent her whole world crashing to pieces. She predicted -- and then witnessed -- something so horrific that she vowed never to read lace again, and fled her home and family for good. Salem is a place of ghosts for Towner, and she swore she would never return. Yet family is a powerful tie and fifteen years later, Towner finds herself back in Salem. Her beloved great-aunt Eva has suddenly disappeared -- and when you've lived a life like Eva's, that could mean real trouble. But Salem is wreathed in sickly shadows and whispered half-memories. It's fast becoming clear that the ghosts of Towner's fractured past have not been brought fully into the light. And with them comes the threat of terrifying new disaster.

Why I want to read this book: I like the title and the book could be pretty much about anything and I would still want to read it! Sometimes I am really shallow!

Comments

  1. I love the title too but the summary is already freaking me out! My fantasy is active too easily.

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  2. I've had this one on my shelf for ages! I was thinking about picking up last time, but I might read it next!

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  3. Jeane, don't mind your imagination! It does sound like a good book!

    K, please share your thoughts once you've read it!

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  4. I'm about to close the computer down and start reading, keep an eye on my blog for the review!

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