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In 1872 the American merchant vessel Mary Celeste was discovered adrift, intact, off the coast of Spain. Her crew was never found. An unproven young writer named Arthur Conan Doyle writes an outlandish story about it, causing a sensation back in the United States, particularly between Philadelphia medium Violet Petra and a journalist who seeks to expose her. Then there is the family of the ship?s captain. Each holds a piece of the puzzle.
About the Author
Valerie Martin is the author of nine novels, including Trespass, Mary Reilly, Italian Fever, and Property, three collections of short fiction, and a biography of St. Francis of Assisi, titled Salvation. She has been awarded a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts and a John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship, as well as the Kafka Prize (for Mary Reilly) and Britain's Orange Prize (for Property) . Martin's last novel, The Confessions of Edward Day was a New York Times notable book for 2009. A new novel The Ghost of the Mary Celeste is due from Nan Talese/Random House in January 2014, and a middle-grade book Anton and Cecil, Cats at Sea, co-written with Valerie's niece Lisa Martin, will be out from Algonquin in October of 2013. Valerie Martin has taught in writing programs at Mt. Holyoke College, Univ. of Massachusetts, and Sarah Lawrence College, among others. She resides in Dutchess County, New York and is currently Professor of English at Mt. Holyoke College.
