This month's read is The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller. Copies are available at the Adult Services Des k at the Main Library or call to request pick-up at the Eastgate Branch.&n bsp\;
\nA young widow restores a dilapidated mansion with t he assistance of a charming\, eccentric genius\, only to find the house is full of dangerous secrets in this effervescent Gilded Age debut novel.
\nIt's 1875\, and Alva Webster has perfected her stiff upper lip after three years of being pilloried in the presses of two continents over flee ing her abusive husband. Now his sudden death allows her to return to New York to make a fresh start\, restoring Liefdehuis\, a dilapidated Hyde Par k mansion\, and hopefully her reputation at the same time. However\, fresh starts aren't as easy as they seem\, as Alva discovers when stories of a haunting at Liefdehuis begin to reach her. But Alva doesn't believe in gho sts. So when the eccentric and brilliant professor\, Samuel Moore\, appear s and informs her that he can get to the bottom of the mystery that surrou nds Liefdehuis\, she turns him down flat. She doesn't need any more compli cations in her life―especially not a handsome\, convention-flouting \, scandal-raising one like Sam.
\nUnfortunately\, though Alva is lo ath to admit it\, Sam\, a pioneer in electric lighting and a member of the nationally-adored Moore family of scientists\, is the only one who can he lp. Together\, the two delve into the tragic secrets wreathing Alva's new home while Sam attempts to unlock Alva's history―and her heart.
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