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Simon Watson, a struggling librarian living at his family home on Long Island Sound, receives an antiquarian package containing a yellowed book about doomed circus lovers. As he delves into the notes and sketches, he learns his grandmother’s name and a family pattern of drownings on July 24. With his sister Enola suddenly back home after six years, Simon races to decode his lineage and protect both himself and Enola from a potential curse. "The Book of Speculation" explores family secrets, friendship, and the power of literature in a contemporary literary setting.
First publish date: 2015
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Erika Swyler
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