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The Dalton house, built almost 300 years ago by 12-year-old Trisha Dalton's ancestors, is the setting for the unravelling of Trisha's family under the pressure of cocktail hours that grow ever longer, gambling debts that grow larger, and bonds of love and loyalty that grow weaker.
Growing up, Trisha learns the story of Sara Wilde, her "many greats" aunt who lived in the same house when it was new. A suitor had offered Sara's father an important tract of land in exchange for Sara's hand in marriage and Sara's father agreed. But when she refused the suitor, the suitor had her hanged as a witch. Sara's father, instead of coming to her defense, chose the land over his daughter.
Now Trisha's father has to recover a big piece of the family land that he lost gambling. He decides to take the family to Atlantic City one Easter so that he can gamble. He is planning on winning a lot of money. He is planning on getting his land back.
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Merry McInerney-Whiteford's Burning Down the House:
"Deliciously savage." New York Newsday
"Entertaining...McInerney shows storytelling ability and a deft comic touch." Publishers Weekly
"One suspects McInerney, as the former wife of bad boy author Jay McInerney, knows quite well the territory about which she writes. Her story is told with a sharp and stinging wit." Library Journal
"Clever and classy...Her insight into life with a sudden celebrity author makes the story ring with realism...A dazzling story, direct, honest, funny." Rocky Mountain News
"Merry, the more talented of the two McInerneys, writes with bittersweet humor and hard- won assurance." East Bay Bookshelf
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- PublisherForge Books
- Publication date2000
- ISBN 10 0312872925
- ISBN 13 9780312872922
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages288
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Trade Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Stock Photos! We photograph every item. light edge wear; The Dalton house, built almost 300 years ago by 12-year-old Trisha Dalton's ancestors, is the setting for the unravelling of Trisha's family under the pressure of cocktail hours that grow ever longer, gambling debts that grow larger, and bonds of love and loyalty that grow weaker. Growing up, Trisha learns the story of Sara Wilde, her "many greats" aunt who lived in the same house when it was new. A suitor had offered Sara's father an important tract of land in exchange for Sara's hand in marriage and Sara's father agreed. But when she refused the suitor, the suitor had her hanged as a witch. Sara's father, instead of coming to her defense, chose the land over his daughter. Now Trisha's father has to recover a big piece of the family land that he lost gambling. He decides to take the family to Atlantic City one Easter so that he can gamble. He is planning on winning a lot of money. He is planning on getting his land back. Seller Inventory # 035236
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