01783cam a2200313 i 4500 608213666 TxAuBib 20221028120000.0 220323s2022||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2022013554 9781250278555 hbk. 1250278554 hbk. (OCoLC)1310642857 TxAuBib rda Lico Albanese, Laurie, 1959- Hester / Laurie Lico Albanese. First edition. New York : St. Martin's Press, 2022. 322 pages ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier "Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband Edward. ... But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic--leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible. When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows--while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward's safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted"--Provided by publisher. 20221028. Hawthorne, Nathaniel, 1804-1864 Fiction. Salem (Mass) History 19th century Fiction. Scotland History 17th century Fiction. Historical fiction.