SPIDER IN THE ATTIC (2019)

It's 1926, and Irene Arden is happily married and living with her Swedish-Finn husband Karl Mattsson on his family farm in the beautiful, pastoral Independence Valley of western Washington. Irene adapts well to farm life and makes friends in the community. Sounds like paradise, but there is just one catch: Irene must live in the same house as Karl's mother, Agda, a weaver, and self-proclaimed "spider in the attic, weaving my woolly webs." Agda desperately tries to drive away her daughter-in-law, putting Karl in the middle between the two women. Eventually, Irene begins to investigate and question the circumstances of Karl's first wife's death, and whether her own fate might now be hanging in the balance.

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REVIEWS

This is a very enjoyable tale of a Swede-Finn family living in the 1920's in rural Washington. There are several big plot twists that I never saw coming which made the ending all the better. Besides the main story the author along the way presents a very intimate look at what life was like for these people during those times. A great read. - C. Martelli, University Place, Washington

Irene is trying to adapt to her new life as a farmer's wife while sharing the house with a hostile mother-in-law. She becomes curious about how her husband's late wife died. Did the mother-in-law do it? Was it the husband? I liked Spider in the Attic and it's twisty ending. Steele's writing is so well researched and filled with great insights into what life was like in another time. As I did with Steele's "Reflections," I highly recommend this book. - J.P., Longview, Washington

I like this author's books, and this one did not disappoint. All the little details about everyday life on a farm in 1926 in a small town are there. I was reminded of things my mother and grandmother talked about. It all feels so authentic. And the author notes that her own mother and grandmother are among the background characters of the story, which takes place in the little town where they lived. - Ellie Graham, Seattle, Washington

This is a psychological story set in an isolated rural area in the 1920s. At first I was expecting another ghost story from the author, but I wasn't disappointed. I enjoyed taking a delightful trip back in time. And I won't spoil it, but I really liked the ending. - bookminer12am