The Night Journal by Elizabeth Crook - ISBN: 9780143038573
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Meg Mabry has spent her life with her back turned to her legendary family legacy. When an unexpected discovery casts doubt on the history recorded by her great-grandmother, Meg succumbs to the allure of the family stories in order to unlock an old mystery.

The Night Journal

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  • Paperback

    464 pages

  • Release Date

    30 January 2007

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Summary

A mesmerizing novel of four generations of Southwestern women bound to a mythical legacy With its family secrets and hallowed texts containing explosive truths, The Night Journal suggests A. S. Byatt’s Possession transplanted to the raw and beautiful landscape of the American Southwest. Meg Mabry has spent her life oppressed by her family’s legacy—a heritage beginning with the journals written by her great-grandmother in the 1890s and solidified by her grandmother Bassie, a famous historia…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780143038573
ISBN-10:0143038575
Author:Elizabeth Crook
Publisher:Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:Penguin USA
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:464
Release Date:30 January 2007
Weight:355g
Dimensions:208mm x 128mm x 26mm
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Critics Review

Sumptuous, surprise-filled … The Night Journal is near perfect, a beautifully restrained epic with nary a wasted word. (Texas Monthly)

Crook has a clear gift for detail and dialogue… . [T]here’s plenty to keep you engaged and engrossed in The Night Journal. (The Philadelphia Inquirer)

About The Author

Elizabeth Crook

Elizabeth Crook is the author of two previous novels and has been published in anthologies and periodicals such as Texas Monthly and Southwestern Historical Quarterly. She has devoted most of the last decade to researching and writing this book.

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