STEEL, DANIELLE — The House: A Novel

New York, Dell. 2007, 1st Pbk Edition. (ISBN: 9780440242031) Trade Paperback. Book, The house was magnificent, built in 1923 by a wealthy man for the woman he adored. For her and for this house, he would spare no expense, from the marble floors to the glittering chandeliers. Almost a century later, a young woman walks through its empty rooms. Sarah Anderson is about to do something utterly out of character. An elderly client has died and left her both a generous inheritance and a priceless message: to use his money for something wonderful, to live well, and to think of something other than work.A workaholic attorney, Sarah had always lived life by the book. With a steady, if sputtering, relationship and a tiny apartment, Sarah cannot explain the force that draws her to the mansion and its history -- to the story of a woman who once lived in the house..and to a history she never knew she had.383p. Tiny repair to cover, else find. Near Fine.