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The Lace Reader: A Novel |  | Author: Brunonia Barry
Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
Category: Book
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Rating:  219 reviews
Sales Rank: 8408
Media: Paperback
Pages: 416
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0061624772
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780061624773
ASIN: 0061624772
Publication Date: September 1, 2009
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Amazon.com Review
Amazon Best of the Month, August 2008: Brunonia Barry dreamt she saw a prophecy in a piece of lace, a vision so potent she spun it into a novel. The Lace Reader retains the strange magic of a vivid dream, though Barry's portrayal of modern-day Salem, Massachusetts--with its fascinating cast of eccentrics--is reportedly spot-on. Some of its stranger residents include generations of Whitney women, with a gift for seeing the future in the lace they make. Towner Whitney, back to Salem from self-imposed exile on the West Coast, has plans for recuperation that evaporate with her great-aunt Eva's mysterious drowning. Fighting fear from a traumatic adolescence she can barely remember, Towner digs in for answers. But questions compound with the disappearance of a young woman under the thrall of a local fire-and-brimstone preacher, whose history of violence against Whitney women makes the situation personal for Towner. Her role in cop John Rafferty's investigation sparks a tentative romance. And as they scramble to avert disaster, the past that had slipped through the gaps in Towner's memory explodes into the present with a violence that capsizes her concept of truth. Readers will look back at the story in a new light, picking out the clues in this complex, lovely piece of work. --Mari Malcolm
Product Description
Every gift has a price . . . every piece of lace has a secret. Towner Whitney, the self-confessed unreliable narrator, hails from a family of Salem women who can read the future in the patterns in lace, and who have guarded a history of secrets going back generations. Now the disappearance of two women is bringing Towner back home to Salem—and is bringing to light the shocking truth about the death of her twin sister.
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 The Lace Reader February 27, 2010
Cucina Stregga (Milton, Ma.)
I was excited to read The Lace Reader, but as I got more involved in the book I realized it was a much different story than I expected it would be. I don't want to give anything away, but I felt that the actual story had hardly anything to do w/ the title. It did touch
just a couple times on lace reading, but by the end of the book it had really taken a couple of bizarre turns.
 Prompt response February 16, 2010
J. Boothby
The seller of this book was very prompt in sending it. The book was in the advertised condition. I would order again from this seller.
Spun Out of Control February 12, 2010
Linda C. Wright (Viera, FL)
I started out thinking The Lace Reader had great potential. The plot line had an aura of mystery combined with Salem witches and lots of psychic readings of lace. Right up my alley. But then it started to slog along. Was Eva dead or wasn't she? What made Lyndley commit suicide? And why the heck would Sophya change her name to Towner when Sophya is so beautiful a name?
I kept reading even though many of my friends told me to stop. "If it's dull, give it up. There are plenty more interesting books to choose from," they said. Normally I would have taken their advice but in the name of my greater cause I felt I had to keep reading. The author took too long to answer all my questions. And when she did, they weren't answered in a satisfying manner. For those of you who still want to keep reading I won't give anything away. The characters should have all been committed to the mental institution for good. They had issues far beyond any human capability to understand. The setting was the only real thing in the story. The Lace Reader left me cold, and unsatisfied with the outcome.
Linda C. Wright
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 Worth a second time around! February 9, 2010
Tonya Speelman (Goldendale WA)
Not very often, but this book would be even better the second time around because you get what is happening and what is going on with Towner and the rest of the Salem inhabitants.
This book started out real slow for me, but picked up quickly and released me wondering why I didn't get it sooner. How could I miss all those clues?
I am so glad I read this book. It had been sitting on my shelf for forever and now I have no idea why I let it sit this long.
I have seen the other reviews so I won't go into the story, but believe me, you will make this one one to keep and re-read -
I liked it--but not as much as I thought I would February 1, 2010
Connecticut bookworm (Connecticut)
I like Barry's writing. I like her characters. I also like the setting in contemporary Salem, MA. I'm not sure why I'm not just raving about this novel. It jumps around quite a bit. At some points, people or events were mentioned as if I should have known about them already, and I checked to make sure that I was not reading a sequel to an earlier novel. But no. Barry tackles prejudice, religious fanatacism, spousal abuse, and other hot issues. Once I got to the last 75 pages, I couldn't stop reading; and I did learn something about lace reading--a topic entirely new to me. Definitely worth the time, but not quite as rewarding as I had expected.
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