The Carriage House

A "splendid" (The Boston Globe) debut novel about the complex bonds of three sisters and their Philadelphia family's legacy.For more than thirty years, William Adair's faith in life was based on two indisputable principles: the exceptional good looks and athletic talents of his three daughters and the historical status of his family in their Philadelphia suburb. After suffering a stroke, William wakes up in his hospital bed to realize that his world has collapsed: his children are less extraordinary than he had remembered and his family's notable history has been forgotten. Having lost their father's pride, the three sisters struggle to define themselves. Their mother, whose memory has started to fade, is unable to help them recall the talented girls they used to be. For three generations, a carriage house has stood on the Adair property. Built by William's grandfather, it was William's childhood refuge and a sign of the family's prominence. Now held captive by a neighbor due to a zoning error, the house has decayed beyond recognition. Rallying to save their father, Diana, Elizabeth, and Isabelle take on the battle for the carriage house that once stood as a symbol of his place in the world. Overcoming misunderstandings and betrayals both deep in the past and painfully new, each of the Adairs ultimately finds a place of forgiveness. The Carriage House is a moving, beautifully wrought debut.

Author: Louisa Hall
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 06/03/2014
Pages: 304
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.53lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.32w x 0.67d
ISBN: 9781451688641

About the Author
Hall, Louisa: - Louisa Hall is an Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at the University of Iowa and the author of the critically acclaimed novelsReproduction, Trinity, Speak.Her poems have been published inThe New Republic, Southwest Review, and other journals, and she is the recipient of grants from Yaddo, Macdowell, and The T.S. Eliot Foundation. She lives in Iowa City with her family.