Seven Locks

Set in the Catskills on the eve of the Revolutionary War, Seven Locks is a spare, haunting, and beautifully written debut for readers who loved The Story of Edgar Sawtelle.The Hudson River Valley, 1769: A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker story unfolds. And as the lines between myth and reality fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost man's wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her family's survival . . .

Author: Christine Wade
Publisher: Atria Books
Published: 01/01/2013
Pages: 352
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.6lbs
Size: 8.10h x 5.30w x 1.10d
ISBN: 9781451674705


Award: Langum Prize for Historical Literature - Honorable Mention


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 08/01/2012 pg. 55
Publishers Weekly 10/15/2012
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2012
Library Journal 10/15/2012 pg. 70
Booklist 11/15/2012 pg. 26

About the Author
Wade, Christine: - Christine Wade is a researcher with a focus on women's health care choices and global health traditions. She has worked in Shanghai, Kunming, Hong Kong, and Kuala Lumpur, as well as Verona, Bologna, and Rome. She lives by the Hudson River in New York City and in the Catskill Mountains. Seven Locks won a James Jones Fellowship Prize for an unpublished novel in 2009.