Psychological, Domestic Life, Contemporary, United States, Literary, Psychological Thrillers 

In this book, the author tells the story of a woman's homecoming, a family secret, and the old house that holds the key to the true legacy of a family. At a crossroads in her life, Lucy Jarrett returns home from Japan, only to find herself haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Old longings stirred up by Keegan Fall, a local glass artist who was once her passionate first love, lead her into the unexpected. Late one night, as she paces the hallways of her family's rambling lakeside house, she discovers, locked in a window seat, a collection of objects that first appear to be useless curiosities. But soon they reveal a deeper and more complex family past. As Lucy discovers and explores the traces of her lineage from an heirloom tapestry and dusty political tracts to a web of allusions depicted in stained glass windows throughout upstate New York, the family story she has always known is shattered. Lucy's quest for the truth reconfigures her family's history, links her to a unique slice of the suffragette movement, and yields dramatic insights that embolden her to live freely. With surprises at every turn, this is a saga in which every element emerges as a carefully place piece of the puzzle.  

After years abroad, Lucy returns home from Japan. At a crossroads in her life, she is newly haunted by her father's unresolved death a decade ago. Late one night, she discovers, locked in a window seat, a collection of objects that first appear to be idle curiosities, but soon reveal a complex family history.  

Genre/Form: Psychological fiction
Detective and mystery fiction
Fiction
Mystery fiction
Named Person: Lucy (Fictitious character) Jarrett; Keegan (Fictitious character) Fall
Material Type: Fiction, Internet resource
Document Type: Book, Internet Resource
All Authors / Contributors: Kim Edwards
ISBN: 9780670022175 0670022179 9780670022298 0670022292 9780670920297 0670920290 9780670920235 0670920231 9780670920242 067092024X 9780143120360 0143120360
OCLC Number: 643763316
Description: 384 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Responsibility: Kim Edwards.