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Disfigured by the blow of an abusive husband, and suffering her entire life with severe social anxiety disorder, the widow Mary McAllister spends almost sixty years secluded in a white marble mansion overlooking the town of Mill River, Vermont. Her links to the outside world are few: the... read more
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308p. Disfigured by the blow of an abusive husband, and suffering her entire life with severe social anxiety disorder, the widow Mary McAllister spends almost sixty years secluded in a white marble mansion overlooking the town of Mill River, Vermont. Her links to the outside world are few: the... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters edit
- Mary Elizabeth Hayes McAllister: Suffers from severe social anxiety, triggered by events, which causes her to live her everyday life isolated from a town and people she cares for.
- Father Michael O'Brien: Mill River's priest, one of the few people who has seen, knows and understands Mary. Pilfers spoons
- Patrick Miles McAllister: Mary's deceased abusive husband
- Kyle Hansen: Officer on the Mill River Police Dept; Widower; Father of Rowen Hansen
- Rowen Hansen: Daughter of Kyle
- Claudia Simon: Rowen's 4th grade teacher
- Joe Fitzgerald (Fitz): Police Chief
- Leroy Underwood: Police Officer, is obsessed with Claudia
- Jean Wykowski: Nurse/Caregiver to Mary
- Conor Murphy McAllister: Mary's rich Grand Father-in-law
- Stephen McAllister: Mary's Father-in-law
- Ruth Fitzgerald: Town Baker and grocery Shopper for Mary and the wife of police chief Fitz.
- Daisy Delaine: A delightful little round lady who is very eccentric, a little slow. She makes potions and sells them to the people of Mill River.
- Ron Wykowski: A police officer in Mill River and husband to Jean.
- Samuel E Hayes: Mary's father and breeder of Morgan Horses.
- Richard R. Mann: Daisy's psychiatrist
- Sham: Mary's Siamese cat
- Mr. Snee: Mary's English teacher when she was in high school, who had raped her
- Ebony: Mary's horse when she was younger
- Emma: One of patrick's sisters, a twin
- Penny: Add a description of this character.
- Jake
- Dr. Fred Richardson
- Elise McAllister: Patrick's mother
- Lindsey
- Wally Boyd
- Smudgie: Daisy's dog
- Mrs. Murray
- Joyce Rennert
- Allison: Kyle's late wife
- Kieran McAllister: Patrick's great grandfather, an immigrant who started the marble company
- Simon Wilson
- Sara: One of Patrick's sisters, a twin
- Jim Gasaway: Mary's attorney
- Jack Gasaway: Mary's attorney
Setting & Locations edit
Mill River, Vermont
- Marble Mansion: The recluse's home and "prison".
- Rutland, Vermont
First Sentence edit
As she gazed out the bay window in her bedroom, Mary McAllister knew this night would be her last.
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Authors & Contributors edit
- Darcie Chan (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Darcie Chan
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 18, 2011
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 314
Publisher: Darcie Chan
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 18, 2011
ISBN: N/A
Page Count: 314
Awards edit
- eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards (Finalist, July 2012: Best Literary Fiction)
- eFestival of Words Best of the Independent eBook Awards (Finalist, July 2012: Best Novel Format)
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