As the chilling mysteries of Cliffside Manor unravel and the eerie sins of the past are exposed, Eleanor must fight to save the fellows-and herself-from sinister forces. After the arrival of the new fellows-including the intriguing, handsome photographer Richard Banks-she begins to suspect that her predecessor chose the group with a dangerous purpose in mind. But from her first fog-filled moments on the manor's grounds, Eleanor is seized by a sense of impending doom and realizes there's more to the institution than its reputation of being a haven for creativity. When Eleanor Harper becomes the director of a renowned artists' retreat, she knows nothing of Cliffside Manor's dark past as a tuberculosis sanatorium, a "waiting room for death." After years of covering murder and violence as a crime reporter, Eleanor hopes that being around artists and writers in this new job will be a peaceful retreat for her as much as for them. Today, she divides her time between homes in Duluth and Minneapolis, and a cabin on the Gunflint Trail.ĮCRL Reads is funded with money from Minnesota’s Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund.Haunting and atmospheric, The End of Temperance Dare is another thrilling page-turner from the author reviewers are calling the Queen of the Northern Gothic.
Webb won Minnesota Book Award honors for The Tale of Halcyon Crane (2011) and The End of Temperance Dare (2018). From that point on, she knew what she was meant to do in life-write novels like that one. When she was about 11 years old, her school librarian suggested she read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle. Mark your calendars:īooks also will be available for sale at these events. Two-time Minnesota Book Award winner Wendy Webb, author of this year’s ECRL Reads title, The Fate of Mercy Alban, will be visiting four East Central Regional Library branches as the culminating event to the 2nd Annual ECRL Reads.
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