The Secret Library of Hanna Reeves: A Novel

An antiques dealer and a reclusive heiress develop an unlikely friendship in this novel about family secrets and belonging by Christine Nolfi, author of A Heart Like Home. Claire Shelton, who works at a Maine antique shop, is hired to catalog the treasures at Rose Hill, the estate of Hanna Reeves, the last descendant of prominent Maine shipbuilders and industrialists. Hanna, nearly eighty, is a demanding and protective woman whose retreat from society years ago remains mysterious. While cataloging the mansion's contents, Claire discovers a hidden library known to locals as legendary. As an avid reader, she becomes captivated by Hanna's leather-bound family journals, which reveal the past and create an unexpected bond between the two women. The journals' revelations attract attention throughout Maine, containing secrets powerful enough to reunite old friends, lovers, and families—or destroy those relationships permanently.