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The vanishing act of Esme Lennox / Maggie O'Farrell.

Summary:

This is a haunting, multi-generational tale of the horrors done to women in the name of family and under the guise of mental health. Esme and Kitty were two daughters of privilege who endured a terrible tragedy while their family was in India. Upon returning to Scotland, they are forced into the claustrophobic nature of high society. Esme does not take well to this. After a shocking scene at a ball, she is sent away to a mental institution. There she is completely forgotten and abandoned for sixty years. This is creepy Victorian fare for readers of Poe, James, and Daphne DuMaurier.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0151014116
  • ISBN: 0156033674
  • ISBN: 9780151014118
  • ISBN: 9780156033671
  • Physical Description: 245 pages ; 22 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: Orlando, Florida : Harcourt, [2006]
Subject:
Family secrets > Fiction.
Genre:
Domestic fiction.
Psychological fiction.

Available copies

  • 18 of 21 copies available at NC Cardinal.
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 21 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Mars Hill Library FIC OFA (Text) 30229100842508 Adult Fiction Available -
Black Mountain Library F OFA (Text) 0020507433652 Adult Fiction Available -
Forsyth Central FIC O'Farrell, Maggie (Text) 0112515217266 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/21/2026
Gunn Memorial Public Library F OFA (Text) 34621200149154 Adult Fiction Available -
Henderson Main Branch OFA (Text) 33258006013176 Adult Fiction Available -
Jackson County Public Library F O'FARRELL (Text) 39493106272232 Adult Fiction Available -
Lenoir Library F O'FARRELL Maggie (Text) 50669012834413 Adult Fiction Available -
Lexington Public Library F O (Text) 25908005365072 Adult Fiction Checked out 08/21/2026
Macon County Public Library F O'FARRELL (Text) 39493106117098 Adult Fiction Available -
North Asheville Library F OFA (Text) 0020507433645 Adult Fiction Available -

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