Arcadia Falls, Carol Goodman
Arcadia Falls, Carol Goodman
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Arcadia Falls

Author: Carol Goodman

Narrator: Jen Taylor

Unabridged: 12 hr 36 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/09/2010

Synopsis

In debt after her husband's unexpected death, Meg Rosenthal secures a job as a teacher at an upstate New York boarding school. Leaving suburban Long Island, Meg and her teenage daughter, Sally, embark on a new life in Arcadia Falls, a beautiful but isolated small town and the inspiration for a number of magically eerie fairy tales. With a hurtful rift growing between her and her daughter, Meg is hopeful that the change of scene will provide them with a fresh start. But it soon becomes clear to Meg that this isolated community hides deeply rooted and deadly secrets. And after a mysterious death, Arcadia Falls begins to reveal a disturbing dark side.

About Carol Goodman

Carol Goodman is the critically acclaimed author of fourteen novels, including The Lake of Dead Languages and The Seduction of Water, which won the 2003 Hammett Prize. Her books have been translated into sixteen languages.

About Jen Taylor

Jen Taylor is a voice actress best known for her role as Cortana in various Halo games and as Zoey in Left 4 Dead. In addition to her voice-over work, Taylor is also an accomplished stage actress and has appeared in a number of films and television series.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Tara on December 18, 2009

For those that enjoy both historical fiction and mystery, this is a good choice. Tho most of it takes place in a contemporary town called Arcadia Falls, the modern day murder mystery parallels a murder that occured in the 1930s. The modern day heroine is Meg. She is newly widowed and struggling both......more

Goodreads review by melissa1lbr on July 09, 2011

Things I Liked: The atmosphere of the book was perfect. It was creepy and fairy tale-esque and kept reminding me of how gorgeous and mysterious nature can be. I loved the aspects of the school's history that related to fairy tales and the mysterious veil that was spread across the whole place. The st......more

Goodreads review by Michael on June 22, 2012

How many times will people fall off the same cliff in exactly the same spot before someone puts up a fence? And how many times can you "fool" the reader into thinking Lily's child is one person and not another before the entire cast of characters gets a chance to be her offspring and the reader run......more

Goodreads review by Educating Drew on December 17, 2011

For the most part I want to say: Wow. Oh wow! This novel is so-o-O amazing and so-o-O beautiful I was immediately drawn in. Plus, it's multilayered, so it's like getting two books in one. Always a good deal, right. But that's for the most part. I'll get to the least part in a few... meg just recently......more

Goodreads review by Blair on April 30, 2015

The one other book I've read by this author, The Lake of Dead Languages, was excellent, and is amongst my favourite reads of this year so far. It was a disappointment, then, to find this one so formulaic and uninspired in comparison. It was a good story and certainly the kind of thing I generally en......more

Quotes

“Carol Goodman’s luminous prose and superb storytelling will keep you entertained into the late hours.” Nancy Pickard, New York Times bestselling author

“Buried secrets, supernatural elements, and a creepy setting…[Goodman’s] storytelling is as solid as ever.” Publishers Weekly

“Readers will enjoy Goodman’s clear prose and well-drawn characters in this moving story of mothers and daughters and the hard choices women must make…Goodman combines gripping suspense with strong characters and artistic themes.” Library Journal

“Goodman explores the status of women, notably their ability to have both family and artistic career, but her primary focus is on fairy tales, folklore, and myth…this is a wonderfully atmospheric literary mystery.” Booklist

“Goodman’s forte is building suspense and keeping the story moving. This novel delivers all of that plus engaging characters and a really lovely, spooky setting.” Globe and Mail (Toronto)

“Goodman’s finely written book is rich in language and imagery. Her characters are fully fleshed out, with strong psychological underpinnings. Fairy-tale and folklore expert Meg Rosenthal’s daughter, in particular, is realistic in her surly unhappiness. Goodman's beautiful writing makes this a book to savor.” RT Book Reviews

“True to form, Carol Goodman is a master of imagery and setting. Her characters are so real that readers can almost touch them. Her knowledge of fairy tales, myth, folklore and arcane rituals is quite formidable, bringing verisimilitude to her tales.” BookReporter.com

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