![]() ![]() *”As rain and the Skidwrack River’s rising make “new rivers that had once been roads,” 15 stranded individuals alternately spin stories in this deliciously folkloric, carefully plotted compilation that has roots in-and similarities to-Milford’s Greenglass House. Deliciously immersive and captivating.” -Kirkus, Starred Review At times wryly humorous and at others marvelously unnerving and superbly menacing, this novel delights. ![]() Milford’s rich, complex language hints of magic and connection, of interwoven fates and tragedies. The stories celebrate patterns, numbers, marvelous inventions, puzzles, and possibilities. part morality tales and part facets of a drawing-room mystery, suggest a hidden conversation among the assembly: supplicating, surmising, interpreting, warning. *”Rain pours down and waters rise as a group of travelers, trapped by the weather in an inn above the river Skidwrack, tell stories. ![]() Praise for The Raconteur’s Commonplace Book: ![]()
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