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Starred Review on June 1, 2014 | Fiction
Makkai's second novel is decidedly not sophomoric; it's a daring takeoff from her entertaining debut, The Borrower. Beginning in 1999 and retreating backward in time to 1900, it chronicles a century in the life of Laurelfield, an estate near Lake Michigan, north of Chicago. The author opens with the ghost story of Violet Devohr, who allegedly killed herself in th...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
