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The Guest Book

by Sarah Blake

A family legacy across three generations

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Awards & Recognition

  • Award recognition

    2020 New England Society Book Award Winner for Fiction

    Winner in the Fiction category in 2020.

  • Bestseller

    Instant New York Times Bestseller

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    New York Times bestselling author

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A family legacy across three generations

Set around a family retreat on an island off the coast of Maine, the novel spans three generations and traces how a family’s memories and choices shape its inheritance. Its scope connects private family history to a changing social and political landscape, with class, race, and religion among the divisions it examines. The island retreat provides a recurring setting for considering what is carried forward—and how each generation reckons with the past.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in multigenerational family sagas
  • Readers drawn to fiction that examines class, race, and religious divisions
  • Readers who enjoy stories connecting family history with broader social change

Themes

Family legacyMemory and inheritanceClass divisionsRace and religionSocial and political change

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Book overview

Instant New York Times Bestseller
Longlisted for Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
2020 New England Society Book Award Winner for Fiction

"The Guest Book is monumental in a way that few novels dare attempt." --The Washington Post

The thought-provoking new novel by New York Times bestselling author Sarah Blake

An exquisitely written, poignant family saga that illuminates the great divide, the gulf that separates the rich and poor, black and white, Protestant and Jew. Spanning three generations, The Guest Book deftly examines the life and legacy of one unforgettable family as they navigate the evolving social and political landscape from Crockett's Island, their family retreat off the coast of Maine. Blake masterfully lays bare the memories and mistakes each generation makes while coming to terms with what it means to inherit the past.

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