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Bone House
Bone House
Author: Betsy Tobin
Gothic, elegant, and suspenseful, Bone House vividly evokes seventeenth-century rural England. It is the tale of two women. One is Dora -- large, voluptuous, and charismatic -- a prostitute to whom men are drawn for pleasure, women for friendship. Her strange death in an icy ravine affects everyone in the tiny village: her enormous, slow-...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780743201964
ISBN-10: 0743201965
Publication Date: 2/23/2001
Pages: 224
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Scribner
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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canadianeh avatar reviewed Bone House on + 242 more book reviews
To unearth a guilty murderder a sleuth has to put their nose into everybody else's business. It can be surprising and sometimes shocking what they learn. So it is with Bone House and more. The Elizabethan-era tension between medicine and witchcraft is part of the scene, along with class distinctions, mental handicaps and the need for art to portray people. Propelled by these ideas, I found this an interesting tale as well as a surprising mystery. A good read.


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