DescriptionFrom the author of The Secret History comes a dark, suspenseful novel of lost childhood. Harriet Dusfresnes is a child in Mississippi, haunted by the murder of her brother when she was just a baby. He was found hanging from a tree in their backyard; his killer was never identified, nor did the family ever recover. Only Harriet's teenage sister might have seen what happened that day, and she has blocked it out from her memory. Harriet grows up immured by the family's lasting grief, living mostly in a world of her own imagination. But her dead brother Robin is a link to lost happier times. Therefore, in the summer of her twelfth year, she decides to find his murderer and exact her revenge...
DescriptionIn a small Mississippi town, Harriet Cleve Dusfresnes grows up in the shadow of her brother, who - when she was only a baby - was found hanging dead from a black-tupelo tree in their yard. His killer was never identified, nor has his family recovered from…
DescriptionProbably no other family in the last two centuries has been so constantly in the center of Europe's great events, has contained such varied and spectacular personalities, has had anything like the wealth of the Rothschilds. The family was still confined to a German ghetto well after the time of our Declaration of Independence, but managed to break through every tier of rigid Old-World stratification to become not only Europe's richest clan, but in many respects its most powerful and dazzling dynasty. In this epic 1962 best seller, Frederic Morton finally brought that elusive clan to flesh-and-blood life - and now, the drama, elegance, humor, and extraordinary characters of the Rothschilds are as unforgettable as ever.
DescriptionSometimes a mouse just has to bust out and do something big. That's why Marvin (also known as "Merciless Marvin the Magnificent") decides it's time to lead Raymond the Rat and Fats the Fuse out of their cozy lair at the back of the movie theater and on to greater glory. Enough of stale popcorn and left over candy! It's time to go in search of...cheese! But the outside world can be a dangerous place. Is it possible Marvin has bitten off more cheddar than he can chew? Kids and parents alike will relish the laugh out loud humor of this hilarious crime caper, as narrated by the most delightful tough guy mouse in children?s literature.
DescriptionA self-anointed spinster at 51, Myra Lipinsky has endured the isolation of her middle life by doting on her dog, Frank, and immersing herself in her career as a visiting nurse. Myra considers herself reasonably content, telling herself, "It's enough, work and Frank." And it has been enough - until Chip Reardon, the too-good-to-be-true golden boy she adored in high school, is assigned to be her new patient. Choosing to forgo invasive treatment for an incurable illness, Chip has returned from Manhattan to the New England home of his childhood to spend what little time he has left. Now, Myra and Chip find themselves engaged in a poignant redefinition of roles, and a complicated dance of memory, ambivalence, and longing.
DescriptionIn this ninth installment of the best selling Left Behind series, Rayford Steele and his ragtag team of flying rebels - having arrived by the dozens from around the globe - ready themselves to serve as agents of rescue for God's chosen people. Le…
