A northern light
/ Jennifer Donnelly
- 1st ed.
- San Diego : Harcourt , 2003.
- 389 p. ; 22 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 387-389).
In 1906, sixteen-year-old Mattie, determined to attend college and be a writer against the wishes of her father and fiance, takes a job at a summer inn where she discovers the truth about the death of a guest. Based on a true story.