Bone House (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780743406161)

In this stunning debut, Betsy Tobin spins a classic tale of gothic suspense. Immersing readers in Elizabethan England, she masterfully evokes a heady place where science and superstition walk hand-in-hand and sensuality and violence are masked by the merest veneer of gentility.
...some people are the center of their world, and others are the spokes.
The center of one village was Dora, the great-bellied prostitute whose lush curves gave solace to men even as her compassion and honesty drew the company of women. So when Dora is found dead in an icy ravine, her loss impacts everyone. So, too, does it torment a young chambermaid at the Great House. Determined to discover the truth, she ?nds that Dora left behind many unanswered questions, along with a huge, slow-witted son, a boy of eleven trapped in a man's body. The deeper she digs, the more the mystery of Dora's life is revealed, until a terrible secret is laid bare.

Author: Betsy Tobin
ISBN-10: 0743406168
ISBN-13: 9780743406161
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2002
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.49lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.32w x 0.52d

Review Citation(s):
Romantic Times 05/01/2002 pg. 89 - Excellent