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Quinlin's estate
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- ISBN: 9780764226625 (pbk.)
- ISBN: 0764226622 (pbk.)
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389 p. ; 22 cm. - Publisher: Minneapolis, Minn. : Bethany House, c2002.
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| Genre: | Christian fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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| Portage la Prairie Regional Library | AF LON (Text) | 3675000109059 | Adult Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
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33923003328477 | Overflow Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |
| Winkler Library | CF Lon (Text) | 35864001019056 | Inspirational Fiction | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Monthly Selections - #1 August 2002
Long's Quinlin's Estate is about a fabulous Pennsylvania estate--a castle, really--built in the 1920s by an eccentric tycoon. Think Hearst's Castle and you'll have the idea. Prescient about the upcoming stock-market crash, tycoon Quinlin converted his holdings to gold, and long after his death, rumors still surface that a "treasure" remains somewhere in the castle. Long's narrator, Eve Lawson, grew up in the shadow of Quinlan's Estate; she attempts to separate fact from myth when, in the estate's latter days, it becomes a theme park and then is threatened with destruction. Altogether, the mystery is both complex and satisfying. ((Reviewed August 2002)) Copyright 2002 Booklist Reviews - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2002 September #1
In a letdown after his very successful debut, Ezekial's Shadow (winner of the 2002 Christy Award for best debut novel), Long's second effort is a frustrating, meandering, and tangled tale told in journal format. Graduate student Eve Lawson requests a leave of absence from her Ph.D. program to save from demolition Quinlin's Estate, a huge, castlelike house and maze that have dominated the town of Lowerton, PA, since they were built by Gabriel Quinn, the town's savior during the Great Depression. Even 60 years later, the legend of gold hidden within the estate and the haunting legacy of a young woman's death in its tower still resonate with the townspeople. Eve is a flawed and tortured soul, and the annoying technique of sprinkling rhetorical questions throughout her journal entries further distances readers from such an unsympathetic heroine. In addition, Eve's burgeoning belief in God is realized unrealistically, without any guidance from anyone. Fans of Ezekial's Shadow will be disappointed by this weak offering; others will care little for the fate of Eve or Quinlin's Estate. Not recommended. Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information. - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2002 July #1
Long shows promise of becoming one of the CBA's better novelists in this well-crafted follow-up to his debut novel, Ezekiel's Shadow. Entwined with the history of the landmark Quinlin's estate is the story of Eve Lawson, a 27-year-old history graduate assistant who seeks to save it from destruction. As a little girl growing up in a trailer park just outside the shadow of the buildings, the sight of the estate's tower inspired Eve to reach for something more that was "somewhere else." The estate's construction provided employment for the townspeople during the Depression; now, Eve writes in her first-person journal narrative, "The building saved this town once, and although that was long before my time, it seems only right that somebody return the favor." Eve sifts through stories from town residents that she hopes will help her in her quest and tracks down information about the legendary gold for which her father, an estate maintenance worker, sacrificed almost everything. In delving into the past, she comes to grips with her own longings and lays to rest some old ghosts. Ultimately, she discovers the "somewhere" she has always longed for in a way that is not so surprising for inspirational readers, but still avoids a formulaic wrapup. Although the combined device of flashbacks and journaling is initially jarring, when it's paired with Long's excellent voice and strong writing the result is a novel that's among the best of CBA fiction. (Aug.) Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information.
