A woman flees tragedy to a Seattle houseboat, uncovering a decades-old secret left by a former resident in this dual-timeline mystery.
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A woman flees tragedy to a Seattle houseboat, uncovering a decades-old secret left by a former resident in this dual-timeline mystery.
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The New York Times bestselling author of Always imagines life on Boat Street, a floating community on Seattle’s Lake Union, home to people of artistic spirit who for decades protect the dark secret of one startling night in 1959. Fleeing an East Coast life marred by tragedy, Ada Santorini takes up residence on houseboat number seven on Boat Street in search of inspiration and new opportunities. When she discovers a trunk left behind by Penny Wentworth, a young newlywed who lived on the boat half...
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Sexual content
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Recurring romantic relationships across dual timelines; non-graphic intimacy
Violence & gore
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Murder and death drive the 1959 mystery; wartime references; moderate intensity
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Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Abuse & suffering
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Past tragedy, murder, and emotional suffering from loss; not graphic
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