The house at Riverton

a novel

1st Washington Square Press trade pbk. ed.

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Author

Kate Morton

Publication

2009 - Washington Square Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

118,250 words, Guess

Page Count

473 pages

Identifiers

ISBN-101416550534
ISBN-139781416550532
LibraryThing3331476
Goodreads3536445
Library of Congress Control Number2009290803

and 3 more

OCLC Control Number309947012
Better World Books9781416550532
Open LibraryOL23235968M

Classifications

DDC823/.92
LCCPR9619.4.M74 S55 2009

Description

Grace Bradley went to work at Riverton House as a servant when she was just a girl, before the First World War. For years her life was inextricably tied up with the Hartford family, most particularly the two daughters, Hannah and Emmeline. In the summer of 1924, at a glittering society party held at the house, a young poet shot himself. The only witnesses were Hannah and Emmeline and only they--and Grace--know the truth. In 1999, when Grace is ninety-eight years old and living out her last days in a nursing home, she is visited by a young director who is making a film about the events of that summer. She takes Grace back to Riverton House and reawakens her memories--From publisher description.