March 13, 2026

THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES Chapter 19: Alice’s Posies

Show Notes

Alice’s Posies

In this episode, we cover Chapter 19, where the "storm" has literally and figuratively passed. The focus shifts from the dead Judge to the return of the living, as Phoebe Pyncheon comes back to a house that is fundamentally changed.

This chapter provides the breath of fresh air the reader (and the characters) desperately needs after the suffocating darkness of the Judge’s death. It’s a transition from the macabre back into the light, though the light reveals a startling new reality.