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Twenty-One-year-old waitress Twyla Townsend struggles to pay her bills on time and care for her ten-year-old half-brother, so when her life is threatened, she takes an impulsive gamble on a talkative old customer named same who promises her $20,000 if she'll house-sit his isolated cabin on Glass Mountain that is no stranger to black bears, snowstorms, secrets, and silent watchers.
"A heck of a good tale about tenacity, resilience, and the choices we make. I read Glass Mountain in one sitting, and from the first page I was rooting out loud for the characters"- Jeannette Walls, Author of The Glass Castle
"Like the prospectors of old, Laura Treacy Bentley finds gold in the hills-- in the rugged, distant places of the far horizon. The treasure lies in her stories. You'll love Twyla Townsend, the unforgettable heroine of Bentley's new Novel. Filled with heart and soul and sass, Twyla discovers strength and peace--and solves a mystery--in a remote cabin in this warm, funny, captivating tale." - Julia Keller, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of A Killing in The Hills
"You've done it again... Making me double-check that all doors are locked and curtains shut tight! Just as in her first novel, The Silver Tattoo, suspense builds layer upon layer with Twyla risking everything while strange happenings ratchet up the tension in this haunting and impossible-to-put-down novel." - Anna Egan Smucker, Author of Nine Award-Winning Books