The Lace Reader
The Lace Reader (2006) is a novel by Brunonia Barry. The novel is set in Salem, Massachusetts, the American town famous for the Salem witch trials. A crucial plot device is the Ipswich lace that the protagonist's family would make. The novel came to be well known for its unusual route to mainstream publishing. Originally self-published by the author it became a local success story, got rave reviews in many places including Publishers Weekly, and was eventually picked up by the US branch of HarperCollins in a multimillion-dollar deal.
The Lace ReaderBooks
Details
- First published
- 2006
- Pages
- 396 pages
- Hardcover 3.2/5
- Genres
Fantasy Suspense Literature
- Authors
- Series
- Original language
- English