A beautifully written debut novel about a young woman named Mattie living in two worlds. There’s her home in New York State, where Mattie is torn between caring for her younger sisters after the death of their mother, and following her dreams to go to College in New York City and become a writer. Her father seems a harsh task master, but he’s working himself to the bone to hold the family together, and living with grief and guilt following his wife’s death. Mattie’s other life is at The Glenmore Hotel, where she works for some extra money. A young guest, Grace Brown, is drowned, and Mattie has been given her letters. The letters reveal a girl Mattie relates to, and prompts difficult decisions. Mattie’s keen observations echo ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ in many ways, and the letters are from a true murder case in New York State.
