Alyda’S Bluff

Mystery & Suspense, Women Sleuths, Fiction & Literature, Historical
Cover of the book Alyda’S Bluff by Cordelia Hare, iUniverse
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: Cordelia Hare ISBN: 9781475968835
Publisher: iUniverse Publication: March 13, 2013
Imprint: iUniverse Language: English
Author: Cordelia Hare
ISBN: 9781475968835
Publisher: iUniverse
Publication: March 13, 2013
Imprint: iUniverse
Language: English

It is the summer of 1972, and writer Rianne Tavener returns to the seaside village of Port Carlyle, Nova Scotia, her childhood home. Owen Sweeney, an eccentric museum curator and guardian of the local burying ground, hires Rianne to oversee projects for the villages upcoming bicentennial celebrations. He shows her the damaged Victorian-era journal of the young woman who is buried beneath the graveyards most distinctive headstone. Alyda Teasdale was seventeen and unmarried in 1897, the year she and her newborn baby died under mystifying circumstances.

Intrigued by the journal, Rianne carefully reconstructs its entries. She traces Alydas history as the young woman grieves the loss of her sea captain father, struggles against the dictates of her authoritarian stepfather, and experiences the euphoria of forbidden love. Owen Sweeney, citing a secret source, provides important details that are missing in the journal, but insists on controlling the project. Rianne turns to Ben Allenby, a childhood friend, for further help in piecing together Alydas tragic tale. He complicates Riannes task, however, by awakening feelings in her that have long been buried. Overwhelmed, Rianne begins seeing visions of a young Victorian-era woman. Has Alyda returned to help her in her quest, she wonders, or are the images creations of her own imagination?

In this compelling mystery tale, as Rianne uncovers the fate of a nineteenth-century woman and her baby, she discovers that even in heartbreak, life offers two constants: love and hope.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

It is the summer of 1972, and writer Rianne Tavener returns to the seaside village of Port Carlyle, Nova Scotia, her childhood home. Owen Sweeney, an eccentric museum curator and guardian of the local burying ground, hires Rianne to oversee projects for the villages upcoming bicentennial celebrations. He shows her the damaged Victorian-era journal of the young woman who is buried beneath the graveyards most distinctive headstone. Alyda Teasdale was seventeen and unmarried in 1897, the year she and her newborn baby died under mystifying circumstances.

Intrigued by the journal, Rianne carefully reconstructs its entries. She traces Alydas history as the young woman grieves the loss of her sea captain father, struggles against the dictates of her authoritarian stepfather, and experiences the euphoria of forbidden love. Owen Sweeney, citing a secret source, provides important details that are missing in the journal, but insists on controlling the project. Rianne turns to Ben Allenby, a childhood friend, for further help in piecing together Alydas tragic tale. He complicates Riannes task, however, by awakening feelings in her that have long been buried. Overwhelmed, Rianne begins seeing visions of a young Victorian-era woman. Has Alyda returned to help her in her quest, she wonders, or are the images creations of her own imagination?

In this compelling mystery tale, as Rianne uncovers the fate of a nineteenth-century woman and her baby, she discovers that even in heartbreak, life offers two constants: love and hope.

More books from iUniverse

Cover of the book Shaken by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Middletown Roots by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book America’S Endless Loop Crisis by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Across a Broken Sky by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Max the Mouse and the Secret of Mars by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book The Joy of Cancer by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book My Lettermen Years: the Journey to Hell and Back! by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Untimely Deaths by Assassination by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Inspector Paws and the Wonders of Europe by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Deborah, Judge, Prophetess and Seer by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Sherlock Holmes in 2012 by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Earth 2.0: Prison Planet by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Poems to Make You Think by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book Rosario's Getting Out by Cordelia Hare
Cover of the book When Gods Go to War by Cordelia Hare
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy