The Widow of Pale Harbor (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781525834264)

A town gripped by fear. A woman accused of witchcraft. Who can save Pale Harbor from itself?

Maine, 1846. Gabriel Stone is desperate to escape the ghosts that haunt him in Massachusetts after his wife's death, so he moves to Maine, taking a position as a minister in the remote village of Pale Harbor.

But not all is as it seems in the sleepy town. Strange, unsettling things have been happening, and the townspeople claim that only one person can be responsible: Sophronia Carver, a reclusive widow who lives with a spinster maid in the eerie Castle Carver. Sophronia must be a witch, and she almost certainly killed her husband.

As the incidents escalate, one thing becomes clear: they are the work of a twisted person inspired by the wildly popular stories of Mr. Edgar Allan Poe. And Gabriel must find answers, or Pale Harbor will suffer a fate worthy of Poe's darkest tales.

Hester Fox comes to writing from a background in the museum field as a collections maintenance technician. This job has taken her from historic houses to fine art museums, where she has the privilege of cleaning and caring for collections that range from paintings by old masters to ancient artifacts to early-American furniture. She is a keen painter and has a master's degree in historical archaeology, as well as a background in medieval studies and art history. Hester lives outside Boston with her husband.

Author: Hester Fox
ISBN-10: 1525834266
ISBN-13: 9781525834264
Publisher: Graydon House
Language: English
Published: 09/17/2019
Pages: 352
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.90d

Review Citation(s):
Library Journal Prepub Alert 04/01/2019 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 07/29/2019
Library Journal 01/24/2020 pg. 1