A Northern Light Resources

Check out a quick version of the true story of Chester Gillette and Grace Brown here.

Craig Brandon has developed one of the most complete websites out there about the Gillette/Brown case; check it out for photos, character descriptions, and the last letter Grace Brown ever wrote.

Jennifer Donnelly is pretty clear about what aspiring writers like Mattie can do to become better writers.

Check out what life was like for Mattie and her community as they struggled to farm in upstate New York.

Though there's no movie production of A Northern Light, there's a 1951 adaption of the Grace Brown and Chester Gillette tragedy. With Montgomery Ward and Elizabeth Taylor, no less.

If you're not looking for a blast from the past, check out this documentary about the murder.

Apparently Unsolved Mysteries doesn't just cover, well, unsolved mysteries. They also do ghost stories, and apparently Grace Brown lingers at the lake.

Jennifer Donnelly explains difficulties and successes in her writing here.

… from any movie previews you've seen in theaters. Check out this movie preview for the 1951 film A Place in the Sun, which is based on the story of Grace Brown and Chester Gillette.

Listen to the audiobook of A Northern Light instead. It may take almost nine hours, but the story is worth it.

Check this page for some photographs and lithographs directly related to the Grace Brown/Chester Gillette story.