a novel LaValle, Victor 1972- creator author. text Historical fiction. Western fiction. Fantasy fiction. Horror fiction. nyu 2023 First edition. monographic eng

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281 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. "Adelaide Henry carries an enormous steamer trunk with her wherever she goes. It's locked at all times. Because when the trunk is opened, people around her start to disappear... The year is 1914, and Adelaide is in trouble. Her secret sin killed her parents, and forced her to flee her hometown of Redondo, California, in a hellfire rush, ready to make her way to Montana as a homesteader. Dragging the trunk with her at every stop, she will be one of the "lone women" taking advantage of the government's offer of free land for those who can cultivate it, except that Adelaide isn't alone. And the secret she's tried so desperately to lock away might be the only thing keeping her alive."-- Victor LaValle. n-usp-- Family secrets Fiction Murder Fiction African Americans Fiction Frontier and pioneer life Fiction West (U.S.) Fiction 9780525512080 230119 20250219154120.0 1333919852