Rare Objects - Hardcover

"Rare Objects" is a delicious novel by the imaginative and deft Kathleen Tessaro, who creates unforgettable worlds, and within them, compelling characters who stay with the reader long after she reaches the end. --Adriana Trigiani, "New York Times" bestselling author of "All the Stars in the Heavens""

I love Tessaro s novels and "Rare Objects" does not disappoint. A glamorous tale of ambition and deception, it is beautifully written, meticulously researched and so vividly characterised that I felt I knew Diana and Mae. A wonderfully absorbing and diverting read with a clever twist in the tale. --Isabel Wolff, author of "Ghostwritten""

Tessaro s complicated heroinesand the shattering reveal of secret after secretwill keep readers guessing until the final page. --Publishers Weekly"

Tessaro s complicated heroines and the shattering reveal of secret after secret will keep readers guessing until the final page. --Publishers Weekly"

Tessaro s eye for historical detail is impressive, blending the fashion, music, and cultural attitudes of 1930s Boston into a richly layered story. . . . cleverly crafted with a beguiling heroine amid sumptuous scenery. RARE OBJECTS examines the fragility of self-preservation and the power of personal reinvention. --Booklist"

Period details, exquisite antiques, and Maeve s resilient immigrant community enhance this understated story. Tessaro s sixth novel (after THE FLIRT) will please her fans as well as historical fiction readers seeking a detailed sense of place and a character s journey. --Library Journal"

Excellent. . . Tessaro has the skill to transport the reader to another time and place. She put me on the streets of Boston s North End. But her description of places and sensations throughout the book are wonderful. --Charles Belfoure, New York Times bestselling author of HOUSE OF THIEVES AND THE PARIS ARCHITECT"

Rare Objects is a delicious novel by the imaginative and deft Kathleen Tessaro, who creates unforgettable worlds, and within them, compelling characters who stay with the reader long after she reaches the end. --Adriana Trigiani, New York Times bestselling author of All the Stars in the Heavens"

A beautifully written, thoroughly absorbing novel, full of rich historical detail and intriguing characters. A delight from start to end. --Hazel Gaynor, New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Came Home and A Memory of Violets"

Set in Depression-era Boston, Kathleen Tessaro s lovely novel about prized possessions, slick fa?ades, broken lives, and a young woman with a past is a treasure! --Stephanie Lehmann, author of Astor Place Vintage"