Past perfect : a novel
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New York : Delacorte Press, [2017].
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First edition.
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282 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Delacorte Press, [2017].
Format
Book
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
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Sybil and Blake Gregory have established a predictable, well-ordered Manhattan life -- she as a cutting-edge design authority and museum consultant, he in high-tech investments -- raising their teenagers Andrew and Caroline and six-year-old Charlie. But everything changes when Blake is offered a dream job he can't resist as CEO of a start-up in San Francisco. He accepts it without consulting his wife and buys a magnificent, irresistibly underpriced historic Pacific Heights mansion as their new home. The past and present suddenly collide for them in the elegant mansion filled with tender memories and haunting portraits when an earthquake shocks them the night they arrive. The original inhabitants appear for a few brief minutes. In the ensuing days, the Gregorys meet the large and lively family who lived there a century ago: distinguished Bertrand Butterfield and his gracious wife Gwyneth, their sons Josiah and little Magnus, daughters Bettina and Lucy, formidable Scottish matriarch Augusta and her eccentric brother Angus. All long since dead. All very much alive in spirit and visible to the Gregorys and no one else. The two families are delighted to share elegant dinners and warm friendship. They have much to teach each other, as the Gregorys watch the past unfold while living their own modern-day lives. Within these enchanted rooms, it is at once 1917 and a century later, where the Gregorys gratefully realize they have been given a perfect gift: beloved friends and the wisdom to shape their own future with grace from a fascinating past.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Steel, D. (2017). Past perfect: a novel (First edition.). Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steel, Danielle. 2017. Past Perfect: A Novel. New York: Delacorte Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Steel, Danielle. Past Perfect: A Novel New York: Delacorte Press, 2017.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Steel, D. (2017). Past perfect: a novel. First edn. New York: Delacorte Press.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Steel, Danielle. Past Perfect: A Novel First edition., Delacorte Press, 2017.
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