Author: Kathleen Tessaro
Publisher: Harper
Date of publication: April 2016
In Depression-era Boston, a city divided by privilege and
poverty, two unlikely friends are bound by a dangerous secret. . . .
Maeve Fanning, a first generation Irish immigrant, was born
and raised among the poor, industrious Italian families of Boston’s North End
by her widowed mother. Clever, capable, and headstrong, Maeve is determined to
better herself despite the hardships of the Great Depression. However, she also
has a dangerous fondness for strange men and bootleg gin—a rebellious appetite
for experience that soon finds her spiraling downward in New York City. When
the strain proves too much, Maeve becomes an involuntary patient in a remote
psychiatric hospital, where she strikes up a friendship with an enigmatic young
woman, who, like Maeve, is unable or unwilling to control her unladylike desire
for freedom.
After her release, Maeve returns to Boston to start over
again, landing a job at an antiques shop catering to the city’s wealthiest and
most peculiar collectors. Run by an elusive English archeologist, the shop is a
haven for the obscure and incredible, supplying one-of-a-kind artifacts to its
customers while providing Maeve with unique access into the world of New
England’s social elite. While delivering a purchase to a wealthy family, Maeve
is introduced to beautiful socialite Diana Van der Laar—only to discover she’s
the same young woman from the hospital.
Reunited with the charming but increasingly unstable Diana
and pursued by her attractive brother James, Maeve becomes more and more
entwined with the Van der Laar family—a connection that pulls her into a world
of moral ambiguity and deceit. Bewitched by their wealth and desperate to leave
her past behind, Maeve is forced to unearth her true values and discover just
how far she’s willing to go to reinvent herself.
A rich, universal story of ambition, transformation, desire,
and betrayal, Rare Objectsis acclaimed writer Kathleen Tessaro’s
finest work to date.
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About Kathleen Tessaro
Kathleen Tessaro is the author of Elegance, Innocence, The
Flirt, and The Debutante. She lives in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, with her husband and son.
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Thanks for featuring this book for the tour!
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