Set in the Catskills on the eve of the Revolutionary War,
Seven Locks
is a spare, haunting, and beautifully written debut for readers who loved
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
.
The Hudson River Valley, 1769:
A man mysteriously disappears without a trace, abandoning his wife and children on their farm at the foot of the Catskill Mountains. At first many believe that his wife, who has the reputation of being a scold, has driven her husband away, but as the strange circumstances of his disappearance circulate, a darker story unfolds. And as the lines between myth and reality fade in the wilderness, and an American nation struggles to emerge, the lost man’s wife embarks on a desperate journey to find the means to ensure her family’s survival . . .