Description
For nearly sixty years, Mary McAllister has hidden away in a white marble mansion overlooking the small town of Mill River, Vermont, her life shaped by trauma, disfigurement, and crippling social anxiety. Isolated from the world except for rare glimpses through a bedroom window and the occasional visitor, she has become a mysterious fixture in the town's collective imagination—a peculiar recluse whose true story remains known only to Father Michael O'Brien, the elderly priest bound by her secrets. When newcomers arrive in Mill River—a police officer and his daughter, and a dedicated fourth-grade teacher—their curiosity about the enigmatic woman in the marble house begins to unravel the carefully guarded truth that has defined Mary's existence. As her long-held secret threatens to surface, it will ripple through the lives of everyone in this small community, challenging assumptions and transforming the way they understand sacrifice, redemption, and the hidden depths of human resilience. A poignant exploration of isolation, forgiveness, and the power of one woman's quiet strength to reshape an entire town.
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paperback
Thorndike Press, A part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Published Jan 1, 2014
577 pages
ISBN: 9781410472090
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Details
First Published
2011
Language
eng
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for The Mill River Recluse by Darcie Chan.