Crime Mystery - The Cemetery Keeper's Wife Kindle Edition

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What happens when the line between the past and the present begins to blur… Rachel Miller is on the cusp of a new life when she moves to Union Cemetery after marrying Adam, the 7th generation cemetery keeper. Though she’s known him only twelve weeks, his tender love seems like a miracle of fate after her years alone. On her first walk through the lush and silent grounds of her new home, Rachel discovers a stunning monument to Tillie Smith, who died in 1886. Reading the words carved into the stone, “She Died in Defence of Her Honor,” Rachel is overcome by a powerful memory buried deep in her past. A series of uncanny coincidences linked to Tillie Smith follows, setting Rachel on a journey that grows into an obsession: Why did the murder of a poor kitchen maid at the local seminary become a national sensation? Why were people in town trying to keep her from finding the truth? But most disturbing of all, why was Tillie reawakening a past Rachel chose to bury long ago. A past that could threaten her marriage. The Cemetery Keeper’s Wife poignantly blends fact and fiction as two women scarred by shame, and separated by more than a century, reach across time to rewrite history.


Review "A heartbreaking story of shame, secrets and the quest for love and redemption. McFadden relays a forgotten tragedy, which once held Victorian America in thrall, through the eyes of Rachel Miller, the cemetery keeper's wife. With passion and a keen sense of detail, McFadden, whose real life coincidences mirror Rachel's, is the perfect person to tell this story."

Mary Alice Monroe, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Beach House and The Butterfly's Daughter



"Maryann McFadden expertly keeps the reader on the edge of her seat ...as she weaves the true story of Tillie Smith with the blistering fictional story of Rachel, a newlywed who is determined to solve the crime which echoes the denial and secrets that surround her marriage to Adam."

Adriana Trigiani, New York Times Bestselling Author of Big Stone Gap



"Book clubs will savor the rich details of life in the 1800's and the ripped from the headlines current story of Rachel."

J. Frank Burleson, Park Road Books



"Historically accurate and relevant to today's headlines, THE CEMETERY KEEPER'S WIFE is a powerful look at life (and death) after rape. I couldn't put it down."

Betsy Rider, owner, Otto's Bookstore, Williamsport PA





"A riveting emotional ride of 2 women a century apart, coming together finding peace, one in death, one in life. This is historical fiction at its best."

Stephanie Supinski, Branch Manager, Palmer Library, Easton PA

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Product details

• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07BQFVNG7
• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Three Women Press (8 May 2018)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• File size ‏ : ‎ 1118 KB
• Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
• Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
• Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
• Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
• Print length ‏ : ‎ 333 pages

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Customer reviews: 4.4 out of 5 stars 456