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The novel’s protagonist navigates loss and her own unraveling, fearful of her own floorboards and hating her friends, unable to get a '90s earworm out of her head or discern time and memories.
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The Story Behind the Stain When the property needed an overhaul between tenants, Snyder pulled up the carpet, and underneath was the outline of a human hand, permanently on the floorboard.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Every wall, every floorboard, every outdated system—ripped out and redone.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
At Shen House, once the lavish residence of Ming dynasty tycoon Shen Wansan, creaking floorboards and moon gates lead to quiet courtyards perfumed with jasmine—while silk threads shimmer in tiny shops, and calligraphers bend over scrolls lit by lantern glow.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 13 Sep. 2025
The Story Behind the Stain When the property needed an overhaul between tenants, Snyder pulled up the carpet, and underneath was the outline of a human hand, permanently on the floorboard.
—Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Every wall, every floorboard, every outdated system—ripped out and redone.
—Sierra Shafer, Outside, 28 Aug. 2025
At Shen House, once the lavish residence of Ming dynasty tycoon Shen Wansan, creaking floorboards and moon gates lead to quiet courtyards perfumed with jasmine—while silk threads shimmer in tiny shops, and calligraphers bend over scrolls lit by lantern glow.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Floorboard.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/floorboard. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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