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The residence : a novel / Andrew Pyper.
"It is 1853 and President-Elect Franklin Pierce is travelling with his family to Washington, DC, when tragedy strikes. In an instant, their train runs off the rails, violently flinging its passengers about the cabin. When the great iron machine comes to rest, the only casualty of the day is the Pierces' beloved son, Bennie. With this event, the Pierce presidency is cast under a pall of grief. One that will metastasize into something much more malevolent, disturbing, and downright horrifying as the Pierces move into the White House and begin to notice strange goings on: sounds coming from the walls and ceiling, voices that seem to echo out of time itself, and visions of spirits crushed under the weight of American history. But when Jane Pierce brings in noted spiritualists of the day, the Fox Sisters, for a séance in the White House, the barrier between good and evil is rent asunder. Something horrible comes through, and takes up residence alongside Franklin and Jane in the walls and floors and ceilings of the very mansion itself. Only by overcoming their grief and confronting their darkest secrets can Jane and Franklin hope to rid themselves--and America--from the curse that haunts the White House.-- WorldCat.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781982147365
- ISBN: 1982147369
- Physical Description: 343 pages ; 23 cm
- Edition: Simon & Schuster Canada edition.
- Publisher: Toronto, Ontario : Simon & Schuster, 2020.
- Copyright: ©2020.
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| Genre: | Ghost stories. Historical fiction. Biographical fiction. |
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- 9 of 9 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Fort St. James Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Fort St. James Public Library | PYP (Text) | 35196000264353 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Simon and Schuster
In this terrifying ghost story based on true events, the President&;s late son haunts the White House, threatening all who live in it&;and the divided America beyond its walls. From the bestselling author of The Homecoming.
The year is 1853. President-elect Franklin Pierce is traveling with his family to Washington, DC, when tragedy strikes. In an instant, their train runs off the rails, violently flinging passengers about the cabin. When the great iron machine finally comes to rest, the only casualty is the Pierces&; son, Bennie. The loss sends First Lady Jane Pierce into mourning, and casts Franklin&;s presidency under a pall of sorrow and grief.
As the Pierces move into the White House, they are soon plagued by events both bizarre and disturbing. Strange sounds seem to come from the walls and ceiling, ghostly voices echo out of time itself, and visions of spirits crushed under the weight of American history pass through empty hallways. But when Jane orchestrates a séance with the infamous Fox Sisters&;the most noted Spiritualists of the day&;the barrier between this world and the next is torn asunder. Something horrific comes through and takes up residence alongside Franklin and Jane in the very walls of the mansion itself.
Only by overcoming their grief and confronting their darkest secrets can Jane and Franklin hope to rid themselves&;and America&;of the entity that seeks to make the White House its permanent home.
