Bibliograph

The last house on the street, Diane Chamberlain

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The last house on the street, Diane Chamberlain

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The last house on the street

Responsibility statement

Diane Chamberlain

Summary

1965. A young white female student becomes involved in the fight for civil rights in North Carolina, falling in love with one of her fellow activists, a Black man, in a time and place where an interracial relationship must be hidden from family, friends and especially the reemerging Ku Klux Klan. As tensions rise in the town, she realises not everyone is who they appear to be. 2010. A recently widowed architect moves into the home she and her late husband designed, heartbroken that he will never cross the threshold. But when disturbing things begin to happen, it's clear that someone is sending her a warning. Who is trying to frighten her away, and why? Decades later, past and present are set to collide in the last house on the street

Target audience

adult

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