The Lace Reader Lp: a Novel Lrg edition

In the tradition of The Thirteenth Tale, Brunonia Barry?s bewitching gothic novel, The Lace Reader, is a phenomenon. Called ?[a] richly imagined saga of passion, suspense, and magic? by Time Magazine, it is a haunting and remarkable tale told by an unforgettable, if strangely unreliable narrator?a woman from an enigmatic <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Salem family who can foretell the future in patterns of lace. The Lace Reader was a runaway New York Times bestseller?hitting the top lists in major cities across the country, from Boston to Chicago to Los Angeles?and has immediately established debut author Brunonia Barry as a major force in contemporary American fiction.