Maria Tureaud

Join us for an evening with acclaimed author Maria Tureaud to celebrate her historical gothic novel, This House Will Feed! The event will include a St. Patrick's Day-themed trivia event! So dress up in your green and come on down to An Unlikely Story to celebrate with us!

This House Will Feed takes place amidst the devastation of Ireland’s Great Famine, when a young woman is salvaged from certain death when she is offered a mysterious position at a remote manor house haunted by a strange power and the horror of her own memories. This chillingly evocative historical novel, braided with gothic horror and supernatural suspense, is perfect for readers of Katherine Arden’s The Warm Hands of Ghosts and The Silence Factory by Bridget Collins.

Ticket options for this event include:

• General Admission + Book: $29.75, admits one guest. This ticket comes with a copy of This House Will Feed which Maria will sign at the event.
• General Admission + Coupon: $5, admits one guest. The cost of this ticket may be redeemed for $5 off any of Maria's books on the night of the event.

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Ticket holders who purchased a book-included ticket and are unable to attend the event will be able to pick up their book at An Unlikely Story up to 30 days following the event.

About the Book:

County Clare, 1848: In the scant few years since the potato blight first cast its foul shadow over Ireland, Maggie O’Shaughnessy has lost everything—her entire family and the man she trusted with her heart. Toiling in the Ennis Workhouse for paltry rations, she can see no future either within or outside its walls—until the mysterious Lady Catherine arrives to whisk her away to an old mansion in the stark limestone landscape of the Burren.

Lady Catherine wants Maggie to impersonate her late daughter, Wilhelmina, and hoodwink solicitors into releasing Wilhelmina’s widow pension so that Lady Catherine can continue to provide for the villagers in her care. In exchange, Maggie will receive freedom from the workhouse, land of her own, and the one thing she wants more than either: a chance to fulfill the promise she made to her brother on his deathbed—to live to spite them all.

Launching herself into the daunting task, Maggie plays the role of Wilhelmina as best she can while ignoring the villagers’ tales of ghostly figures and curses. But more worrying are the whispers that come from within. Something in Lady Catherine’s house is reawakening long-buried memories in Maggie—of a foe more terrifying than hunger or greed, of a power that calls for blood and vengeance, and of her own role in a nightmare that demands the darkest sacrifice . . .

About the Author:

Maria Tureaud is an editor and acclaimed author of middle grade and adult fiction. Born and raised in County Clare on the west coast of Ireland, she now lives with her husband and son in New Jersey and can be found online at AuthorMariaTureaud.com.

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