Quimby Pond

By Bruce C Judisch

Description:

August 20, 1896, Marble Falls, Maine. A festively-adorned bridal trunk arrives on the one o’clock train, but no newlyweds debark to claim it. Curious townspeople gather for the evening train, but again no one shows up. Where was the happy couple? Why was the trunk on that train? And what if it wasn’t a bridal trunk at all…?

Present Day: Gwen Kelly comes to Marble Falls to escape a broken past, a past that revisits her when she begins to restore an antique trunk. A mysterious assailant targets her and her friends, one by one. Gwen is thrust into an awkward relationship with Officer Brent Newcomb as they race to stop the intruder from striking again. Could the trunk hold the key to this cloud of violence spreading over the peaceful Marble Lakes? If so, will they discover its secret in time? If not, what have they stumbled into?

Book Takeaway:

The takeaway is twofold: (1) the power of prayer, and (2) the importance of close friends and family.

Why the author wrote this book:

The story was inspired by a true historical event that transpired in 1896 in Rangeley, Maine (fictionalized as Marble Falls, Maine, in the story). The event is dramatized in the first chapter entered above.