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A history of wild places : a novel / Shea Ernshaw.

Ernshaw, Shea, (author.).

Summary:
"The New York Times bestselling author of The Wicked Deep weaves a richly atmospheric adult debut following three residents of a secluded, seemingly peaceful commune as they investigate the disappearances of two outsiders. Travis Wren has an unusual talent for locating missing people. Hired by families as a last resort, he requires only a single object to find the person who has vanished. When he takes on the case of Maggie St. James-a well-known author of dark, macabre children's books-he's led to a place many believed to be only a legend. Called Pastoral, this reclusive community was founded in the 1970s by like-minded people searching for a simpler way of life. By all accounts, the commune shouldn't exist anymore and soon after Travis stumbles upon it...he disappears. Just like Maggie St. James. Years later, Theo, a lifelong member of Pastoral, discovers Travis's abandoned truck beyond the border of the community. No one is allowed in or out, not when there's a risk of bringing a disease-rot-into Pastoral. Unraveling the mystery of what happened reveals secrets that Theo, his wife, Calla, and her sister, Bee, keep from one another. Secrets that prove their perfect, isolated world isn't as safe as they believed-and that darkness takes many forms. Hauntingly beautiful, hypnotic, and bewitching, A History of Wild Places is a story about fairy tales, our fear of the dark, and losing yourself within the wilderness of your mind"-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781982164805
  • ISBN: 1982164808
  • Physical Description: 354 pages ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First Atria Books hardcover edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Atria Books, 2021.
Subject: Communal living > Fiction.
Missing persons > Fiction.
Genre: Psychological fiction.
Suspense fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 35 of 37 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

Holds

  • 3 current holds with 37 total copies.
Show Only Available Copies
Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Albright Memorial Library FICTION ERNSHAW (Text) 50686016119070 Adult Fiction Available -
Altoona Area Public Library F ERN (Text) 33240004936897 Adult Fiction Available -
Bangor Public Library F ERN (Text) 75011000369949 Adult Fiction Available -
Bethel Tulpehocken Public Library ERN (Text) 33249025361662 Fiction Available -
Cambria County Library FICTION Ern (Text) 85131001811893 CACM Fiction Available -
DuBois Public Library FIC ERNSHAW (Text) 61000100072400 Adult Fiction Available -
Emmaus Public Library FIC ERNSHAW, SHEA (Text) 36446002054222 Adult Fiction Available -
Genesee Area Library FIC ERNSHAW (Text) 30305000917192 Adult Fiction Available -
Gettysburg Library FIC ERNSHAW SHEA (Text) 35740635794829 Fiction Available -
Hamburg Public Library ERN (Text) 33249023645785 Fiction Available -

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