Rare Objects

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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 Ghostwritten

Mae 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, Maes hidden past returns.

As a moth to a flame, Mae is unable to resist Dianas 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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Full of rich historical detail and intriguing characters A delight from start to end Hazel Gaynor, author of The Girl Who Came Home

A delicious novel Kathleen Tessaro creates unforgettable worlds and, within them, compelling characters who stay with the reader long after she reaches the end Adriana Trigiani

Excellent Tessaro has the skill to transport the reader to another time and place. She put me on the streets of Boston's North End. But her description of places and sensations throughout the book are wonderful. Charles Belfoure, New York Times bestselling author of House of Thieves and The Paris Architect

Author Bio

Born in Pittsburgh, Kathleen Tessaro studied drama before emigrating to London. After ten years working as an actress in films, television, and theatre, she left the profession and spent several years working for the English National Opera, while training in the evenings as a drama teacher and voice coach. During this time, she began to write. Working on short stories during her lunch hour, she soon became a regular member of a writers workshop.