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Synopsis
Eric Loesch, a private man with a shadowy past, returns to his hometown in rural New York, where he purchases a dilapidated house that he begins to renovate with steely determination. The adjacent woods on his property seem to beckon him, and he soon discovers a Gothic castle at the center of his land that he appears not to own. Loesch looks for an explanation, and the reader is drawn into a ''terrifying and psychologically complex mystery signaling an important American writer in full command of his powers.''
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About the Author
Robert Lennon is the author of four novels including Mailman and The Light of Falling Stars. His stories have appeared in McSweeneys, the Paris Review, Granta, Harpers, and the New Yorker. He lives in Ithaca, New York, with his wife and two sons.
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Returning to his hometown in upstate New York, Eric Loesch buys a large tract of forested land and the rundown house upon it. Emotionally constricted and painfully awkward in his dealings with locals, he is beset by strange feelings of fear and déjà vu as he first restores the house and then explores the land. Suspense mounts as he makes one strange discovery after another—among them that he is not alone—until a penultimate event unleashes a flood of memories and the novelist’s true agenda. In Mailman (2003), Lennon created an unforgettable, outsider protagonist, and Loesch is just as memorably crafted. What works less well here is the story’s construction: what begins as a literary suspense novel with an almost mystical atmosphere is suddenly, violently grounded in current events. Readers’ willingness to follow the surprising shift will depend on their willingness to embrace unconventional narrative. However admirable, and whether or not intentionally, Lennon’s overt message breaks the spell cast by his art. He’s still a terrific talent, but Castle isn’t as successful as his previous works. --Keir Graff
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- PublisherReadHowYouWant
- Publication date2013
- ISBN 10 1458758443
- ISBN 13 9781458758446
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages360
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