The Curse of Misty Wayfair

By Jaime Jo Wright

Book Overview

Left at an orphanage as a child, Thea Reed vowed to find her mother someday. Now grown, her search takes her to Pleasant Valley, Wisconsin, in 1908. When clues lead her to a mental asylum, Thea uses her experience as a post-mortem photographer to gain access and assist groundskeeper Simeon Coyle in photographing the patients and uncovering the secrets within. However, she never expected her personal quest would reawaken the legend of Misty Wayfair, a murdered woman who allegedly haunts the area and whose appearance portends death. A century later, Heidi Lane receives a troubling letter from her mother--who is battling dementia--compelling her to travel to Pleasant Valley for answers to her own questions of identity. When she catches sight of a ghostly woman who haunts the asylum ruins in the woods, the long-standing story of Misty Wayfair returns--and with it, Heidi's fear for her own life.As two women across time seek answers about their identities and heritage, can they overcome the threat of the mysterious curse that has them inextricably intertwined?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0764230301
• ISBN13: 9780764230301
• Release Date: January 2019
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 5.4" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

Great Dual Timeline

Wow! This was my first Jaime Jo Wright read. It is a different style than what I typically read but I have found a new favorite author and style. Dual time lines, ghostly legends and curse of generations ties together in such a way that I did not see coming. The book is long, at times I had a little trouble keeping some of the family ties separated as to who was who. The characters pulled you in. I lived both time lines. The asylum in the woods I felt like I was there.