The House of Now and Then
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The House of Now and Then
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Harlowe heads to a cheap Cape Cod rental hoping for a break from his failed relationship and uncertain future โ only to find the house full of people who wonโt leave, including his ex, Jackson. As he navigates the cottageโs strange magic, hidden secrets, and a mysterious young man who seems to appear everywhere, Harlowe discovers that this summer might change him in ways he never expected.
Harlowe could use a break. With his academic future over, just like his relationship with Jackson, a suspiciously cheap summer rental on the Cape feels like just the escape he needs.
But when he arrives at the picturesque seaside cottage, he's alarmed to find his discouraging old professor in the living room, his father making coffee in the kitchen, a mysterious young man fixing a hole in the wall, and worst of all, Jackson is in the bathroom. None of them will leave. No one else can see them. And they just won't leave him alone.
But Harlowe soon realises he isn't the only one who can see the house's magic, and as the summer grows hot and thick with tourists, old wounds and fresh secrets - both in and outside its walls - begin to transform him. And that mysterious man seems almost to be everywhere he looks now... not that he'd want it another way.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781835015452
Publisher: Bedford Square Publishers
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 04 June 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Bedford Square Publishers
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 0g
Pages: 320
About the Author
Edward Underhill grew up in the suburbs of Wisconsin, where he could not walk to anything, so he had to make up his own adventures. He studied music in college, spent several years living in very small apartments in New York, and currently resides in California with his partner and a talkative black cat. He is the author of several young adult novels including Always the Almost and This Day Changes Everything, and The In-Between Bookstore was his first book for adults.
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