Waiting on Wednesday
[WoW] is a weekly event hosted by Jill @ Breaking
the Spine that spotlights upcoming releases that we’re eagerly
anticipating.
The Book of Speculation by Erika
Swyler
Expected Publication:
June 23, 2015
Publisher: St.
Martin’s Press
Synopsis
Simon Watson, a young librarian on the verge of
losing his job, lives alone on the Long Island Sound in his family home, a
house perched on the edge of a bluff that is slowly crumbling toward the sea.
His parents are long dead, his mother having drowned in the water his house
overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, works for a traveling carnival reading
tarot cards and seldom calls.
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. Why does his
grandmother's name, Verona Bonn, appear in this book? Why do so many women in
his family drown on July 24? Could there possibly be some kind of curse on his
family, and could Enola, who has suddenly turned up at home for the first time
in six years, risk the same fate in just a few weeks? In order to save her--and
perhaps himself--Simon must try urgently to decode his family history while
moving on from the past.
Why I Can’t
Wait
This one is definitely different than anything I would normally read but
it sounds so good! Now I just got to get my grabby hands on a copy!
Feel free to link me to yours.
Hmmm.. June. Not "that" long to wait, but does this ever sound good. Mystery and perhaps a touch of magic. Yep, another addition to the TBR pile.
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Oh, I like that cover. Who doesn't like to look through a stack of old books? I like the sound of this one. Keeping it in mind.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen this one before and it looks amazing! And that cover is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
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This one is already on my TBR list. Looking forward to it. Hope we enjoy it! My WoW
ReplyDeleteWhat a great premise! I can see why you're excited about it, and now, so am I!
ReplyDeleteMysterious! I think I'm going to have to read this when it comes out. Thanks for sharing!
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This one sounds pretty good! I've not yet heard of it until now, so thank you for bringing it to my attention. Thanks for sharing! :)
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