{"product_id":"the-haunting-of-maddy-clare-simone-st-james-9780451235688","title":"The Haunting of Maddy Clare","description":"\u003cb\u003eA woman of limited means and even less experience must confront a vengeful spirit in this haunting novel from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Broken Girls\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Down Motel\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e1920s England\u003c\/i\u003e. Sarah Piper's lonely, threadbare existence changes when her temporary agency sends her to assist an obsessed ghost hunter. Alistair Gellis--rich, handsome, and scarred by World War I--has been summoned to investigate the spirit of the nineteen-year-old maid Maddy Clare, who is said to haunt the barn where she committed suicide. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaddy hated men in life, and she will not speak to them in death. But Sarah is unprepared to confront an angry ghost--real or imagined--on her own. She's even less prepared for the arrival of Alistair's associate, rough, unsettling Matthew Ryder, also a veteran of the trenches, whose scars go deeper than Sarah can reach. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSoon, Sarah is caught up in a desperate struggle. For Maddy's ghost is no hoax--she's real, she's angry, and she has powers that defy all reason. Now, Sarah and Matthew must discover who Maddy was, where she came from, and what is driving her desire for vengeance--before she destroys them all....\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Simone St James\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0451235681\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780451235688\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Berkley Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/06\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.14h x 5.55w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Rita Awards - Winner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eRomantic Times\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2012 pg. 72 - Very Good\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/16\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eVoice of Youth Advocates\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2012 pg. 286 - Recommended - Better Than Most","brand":"Simone St James","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44050688311551,"sku":"9780451235688","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9a09bb52-cad3-4379-97b5-b64794f66178.jpg?v=1685008668","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-haunting-of-maddy-clare-simone-st-james-9780451235688","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}