The Wiseman, Ellen Marie creator author. text Bildungsromans. Fiction. Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. Bildungsromans. Historical fiction. Mystery fiction. nyu 2017 2017 monographic eng

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viii, 356 pages ; 21 cm "On a summer evening in 1931, Lilly Blackwood glimpses circus lights from the grimy window of her attic bedroom. Lilly isn't allowed to explore the meadows around Blackwood Manor. She's never even ventured beyond her narrow room. Momma insists it's for Lilly's own protection, that people would be afraid if they saw her. But on this unforgettable night, Lilly is taken outside for the first time--and sold to the circus sideshow. More than two decades later, nineteen-year-old Julia Blackwood has inherited her parents' estate and horse farm. For Julia, home was an unhappy place full of strict rules and forbidden rooms, and she hopes that returning might erase those painful memories. Instead, she becomes immersed in a mystery involving a hidden attic room and photos of circus scenes featuring a striking young girl ... It will fall to Julia to learn the truth about Lilly's fate and her family's shocking betrayal, and find a way to make Blackwood Manor into a place of healing at last."--Jacket. Ellen Marie Wiseman. Includes reading group guide. Inheritance and succession Fiction Circus performers Fiction Sideshows Fiction Circus Fiction Dysfunctional families Fiction Child abuse Fiction Animal welfare Fiction FICTION Coming of Age FICTION Historical FICTION Psychological Child abuse Circus Circus performers Dysfunctional families Inheritance and succession Sideshows PS3623.I833 L54 2017b 813/.6 9781617734496 (paperback) 1617734497 (paperback) 2017288951 YDX 171027 20220802153124.0 20104271 eng