Stephen King ‘blurbed’ The Monsters of Templeton thus “there are monsters, murders, bastards and ne’er-do-wells almost without number. I was sorry to see this rich and wonderful novel come to an end”—and that is reason enough for me to read this book. But add to that the fabulous book cover, maps, letters, family photos, and genealogy charts contained within and it was impossible for me not to love it.
From Lauren Groff’s website:
One dark summer dawn, at the very moment that an enormous monster dies in Lake Glimmerglass, twenty-eight-year-old Willie Upton returns pregnant and miserable to her hometown of Templeton, N.Y. Willie is a descendant of the creator of the town, Marmaduke Temple, and she expects to be able to hide in the place that has been home to her family for centuries. But the monster changes the fabric of the village, and Willie’s mother, Vivienne, has a surprise for the girl that will send Willie careening through her family’s history to dig up clues about her heritage. Spanning two centuries and based on Lauren’s hometown of Cooperstown, New York., the story is told through two centuries of voices, from Templeton ghosts to residents, masters to servants, natives to interlopers, and historical figures to literary characters.
Read the first chapter.
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