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She Writes Press
August 2016
On Sale: August 2, 2016
Featuring: Peda; Elsie; Winter
ISBN: 1631521519 EAN: 9781631521515 Kindle: B01HSNBZAU Hardcover / e-Book
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Contemporary | Fiction | Mystery
Diane B. Saxtonโs debut novel PEREGRINE ISLAND, explores the mysteries behind three generations of women, one valuable painting, the artist who created it, and those who would do anything to possess itโeven kill. The action takes place on a privately owned island on Long Island Sound, where prim Winter Peregrine lives with her fickle, reckless daughter, Elsie, and her sensitive young granddaughter, Peda. Winter is named for the season her father preferred because โthere were no distractions then.โ But now itโs summer with distractions aplenty, particularly when two art โexpertsโ suddenly arrive on the island to examine a beloved family heirloom: an early 20th century waterfront scene by world-famous artist Simon Crandor. The painting is one of the few privately held Crandors, and the two experts โ along with Crandorโs debonair grandson, Hamlet โ want to determine the pieceโs authenticity. But when they pull the painting from its frame, they find more than they bargained for โ hidden documents and additional paintings, possibly by Crandor. Who put them there and why? And who stands to gain and lose from the discovery of these stunning treasures? In this engrossing literary novel that brings the Sound to vibrant life, not even a painting can be taken at face value, โFor what you see, or think you see on Peregrine Island, is seldom what it seems.โ
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