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England, 1898. When Evelyn first married the famous novelist William Aubrey, she was dazzled by his brilliance. But their newlywed bliss is brief when William is gripped by writer's block, and he becomes jealous of Evelyn's writing talent. When he commits the ultimate betrayal—stealing a draft of her novel and passing it off as his own—Evelyn decides to write her way out of their unhappy marriage.
California, 2006. Abigail always wondered about her father, his identity forever lost when her mother unexpectedly died. Or so Abigail thought, until she stumbled upon his photo and a message that her great-great-grandmother was the author Evelyn Aubrey, leading Abigail on a journey to England in search for answers. There, she learns of Evelyn's shocking disappearance and how London society believed she was murdered. But from what she uncovers about Evelyn, Abigail believes her brilliant great-great-grandmother had another plot up her sleeve.
Rich in atmosphere and emotion, The Stolen Book of Evelyn Aubrey tells the story of literary secrets, a family curse and the lengths women will go to take charge of their future.
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OverDrive Read
- ISBN: 9780369718266
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EPUB ebook
- ISBN: 9780369718266
- File size: 1222 KB
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- English
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Reviews
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September 19, 2022
Burdick (Find Me in Havana) explores love, loss, and treachery in her luminous multigenerational tale. Seventeen years after the death of Abby Phillips’s mother during the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, Abby discovers a book of poetry by her paternal great-great-grandmother, Evelyn Aubrey, in her maternal grandmother’s underwear drawer. The book also contains a photo of her father, whom she’s never known, and the photo inspires her to search for him. In a parallel narrative set in the 1890s, it seems newlywed Evelyn’s husband, William, a famous novelist, is passionately in love with her—until he starts stealing her work and selling it under his own name. Evelyn feels increasingly powerless and frustrated, and she hatches an ingenious plan to make a new life for herself and get revenge on William. Burdick skillfully alternates between Evelyn’s and Abby’s points of view, illustrating the limitations placed on women around the turn of the 20th century and the deep desire to know about one’s own heritage. The author charms with lyrical prose (“the words shattering inside Abby’s head”) and a well-sketched cast of supporting characters. Readers will be hooked. Agent: Stephanie Delman, Sanford J. Greenburger Assoc. -
October 1, 2022
In 1898 England, Evelyn Aubrey manages to escape her marriage when her writer's-blocked husband claims her writing as his own. A century-plus later, Californian Abigail is searching through her deceased mother's effects to discover her father's identity when she happens upon a collection of poems by Evelyn Aubrey and starts unraveling her family history. From the author of the best-selling The Girls with No Names; with a 100,000-copy paperback and 10,000-copy hardcover first printing.
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