The Book of Speculation

A haunting debut novel of magic, family secrets, and the power of books, perfect for fans of The Night Circus and The Historian. Simon Watson, a young librarian, lives alone in a crumbling house on Long Island Sound. His parents are long dead, and his mother, a circus mermaid who made her living by holding her breath, drowned in the very water his house overlooks. His younger sister, Enola, ran off six years ago and now reads tarot cards for a traveling carnival. One June day, an old book arrive