The Coffins of Little Hope (2011) (edit title/settings)

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Characters edit see section history

• Essie: an octogenarian obituary writer for her family s small town newspaper
• Lenore: Add a description of this character.
• Daisy
• Hailey Oliver
• Doc
• Tiff
• Abby Most
• Desiree
• Mrs. Myles
• Vanessa
• Lydia
• Jane David
• Trevor
• Prof. Chester
• Miranda
• Sibyl
• Granny
• Bernice
• Lydie
• Elvis

Quotes edit see section history

• “None of this was an effort toward closure. It seemed just another beginning in a story that was all beginnings. And that was probably why my little town couldn't get enough of it. We were so tired of endings.”

  Essie

• “Sobriety is quick, and the night too long, and as I lie awake with sleeplessness, nervous from drink, I wish I hadn't drunk a drop.”

  Essie

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Wilton Muscatine
• Paris
• Nebraska
• Omaha
• Rothgutt
• America

Series & Lists edit see section history

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Timothy Schaffert (Author)

First Edition edit see section history

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: PS3619.C325 C64 2011
• Dewey: 813.6

Notes for Parents edit see section history

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Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Literature & Fiction › Literary

Links to Supplemental Material edit see section history

• New York Times Book Review: He uses that gift to excellent effect in his fourth book, “The Coffins of Little Hope.” He concocts an imaginary series of young adult books that have supposedly taken the world by storm. They’re known as Miranda-and-Desirees because of the two plucky sisters who are their heroines. The institution that Miranda and Desiree have made famous sounds almost as well known as Hogwarts. But it’s “Rothgutt’s Asylum for Misguided Girls.”