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Hannah's House ReviewHANNAH'S HOUSE is a heavy book, both in terms of length (I'm guessing it's about 110,000 words) and heft in the hand. Because it's my habit to read last thing at night before bed, I was reluctant to begin the book, knowing it would take me a month or so to finish it...wrong. My normal 10-15 pages an evening quickly became 30-50 pages. This indicates how absorbed I was by the lives of Iris and Hannah--two protagonists separated in time by over a century but connected by place (the remains of Hannah's late-nineteenth century log dwelling are discovered by Iris behind her own twenty-first century tract house). The two homes meet a similar fate but with radically different outcomes for the women. It is the buildup to the outcome that made this a page-turner for me. Iris, divorced and vaguely involved with a man, is troubled by her grown daughter's distance and reluctance to provide Iris with a phone number or mailing address. Hannah and her mother, on the other hand, live and work together. The mother-daughter relationships explored in this book were intriguing and believable for me (I have a grown daughter). I could feel how Iris was perplexed and hurt by her daughter's choices, and at the same time understood and approved of the daughter's desire to have an independent life. Likewise, Hannah and her mother had a closeness I longed for with my own mother. Allen writes with the strength and clarity of someone born to the pen, and with wry humor when she's in Iris' point of view...a running commentary on life in the new millennium for a single professional woman. Allen's broad knowledge on topics as diverse as forestry, academia, and accelerants made this a particularly enjoyable read for me--I love learning as I'm entertained by a good story. I highly recommend this wonderful book!Hannah's House OverviewHer divorce final, Iris Layton wants to break with the past.But another past comes into her life when she finds remnants of an old farmhouse on her new subdivision lot and hears local legends about Hannah Davis, the witch-ghost said to haunt the place.Iris doesn't buy the stories, but she does find Hannah haunting her as she learns more about her unseen neighbor.And it is Hannah from whom Iris draws support when she faces a real-life threat that has nothing to do with ghosts. In her own time Hannah, too, faces a serious threat after a dying girl is left at her door.And Hannah is haunted by both past and present as she sets down the facts of her life for an unknown future."If you've ever laid your hands on the stones of an old foundation and felt the history in their mossy chill, then Hannah's House is for you.Alternating between past and present, Joyce Allen shows us how much we share with our ghosts, and how our ghosts seek us out even in our spanking new houses.A fine read that will keep you turning the pages from first to last." Nancy Peacock - author of A Broom of One's Own: Words on Writing, Housecleaning and Life"A haunting and evocative tale of two eras and two women, living on the same land but separated by more than a century, each exploring her solitude and her identity in a rapidly changing world in which there's little safety or solid ground. The two stories mirror one another across time and accumulate meaning until, subtly but unmistakably, the reader catches a glimpse of her own life and that of her sisters reflected in the narrative."Jodie Forrest - author of The Ascend

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