The stunning new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Perfume Collector.‘Beautifully written… wonderfully absorbing with a clever twist in the tale’ Isabel Wolff, author of GhostwrittenMae Fanning seizes on a job at a tiny, exclusive Boston antiques shop as the fresh start she desperately needs. It opens a window to new world, one peopled with rare and rich characters. But the day that enigmatic socialite Diana van der Laar walks in, Mae’s hidden past returns.As a moth to a flame, Mae is unable to resist Diana’s heady, seductive glamour and glittering life. Yet, like the rare objects in the shop, very little is what it appears – Diana included.Moving from Jazz-Age New York to Boston in the grip of the Great Depression, Rare Objects is a rich and gripping story of what it means to reach for a braver, bolder life.
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Kathleen Tessaro. Rare Objects
Copyright
Dedication
Epigraph
BOSTON, FEBRUARY 1932
SOMEWHERE IN BROOKLYN, NOVEMBER 1931
BOSTON, FEBRUARY 1932
BINGHAMTON STATE HOSPITAL, NEW YORK, 1931
BOSTON, FEBRUARY 1932
Acknowledgments
Reading Group Questions
Author Q & A
If you enjoyed Rare Objects, try Kathleen’s bestselling book, The Perfume Collector
About the Author
ALSO BY KATHLEEN TESSARO
About the Publisher
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This book is dedicated to my dear friend ROBERT TROTTA, whose remarkable character has forever shaped the fate of my son for the better and given me proof time and time again of true heroism in this world. I am beholden to you, sir.
HERACLITUS, Fragments
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“If you can keep the fiction for the customers, you might be rather useful. I’m looking for someone adaptable, with a pragmatic disposition. And I have to admit, your stories have flair.” He winked, tapping the side of his nose. “The bit about the persistent beau was clever. You’ll be good at selling.”
“But … but aren’t you afraid I’m going to steal something?”
