There's a ghost in the White house... Based on historical people and events, this book tells the story of Franklin and Jane Pierce, whose son Bennie died in a train accident just before Franklin took office. There have been various stories of ghost sightings in the White House (the ghost has been called "The Thing") …
When Samuel was 15, he took on an odd job one Summer moving boxes, and had an accident that changed his life forever. One of the boxes had an improperly stored jar of sulfuric acid which exploded and splashed his face and body, scarring him for life. He was lucky to be alive, and to …
I love Dolly Parton. She's such an original and such a bright spark of honesty and kindness. She's funny, she's smart, she makes fun of herself and handles it brilliantly when others make fun of her. She never talks badly about others and has even been known to offer a helping hand to people who …
I'm so excited to talk about this book with you. Because if you're reading this, you're probably an Alice Hoffman/Practical Magic fan like me, and you're awaiting the new book Magic Lessons, about Maria Owens, the matriarch of the Owens family from Practical Magic, the one who was the first in a long line of …
Romilly grows up with her father, an artist, in a ramshackle house surrounded by a wild garden. She vaguely remembers a life before, when she was 4 and they lived in London with her mother, and also a different time when they lived an itinerant life. But her father won't answer questions about where her …
A prolific writer who has made it to the Guiness Book of Records as the bestselling author of all time, Agatha Christie is a remarkable writer. Largely known for her detective stories, often featuring the Belgian Detective Poirot or the oft underestimated elderly Miss Marple of St Mary Mead, she also wrote plays, including Mousetrap, …
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Astrid Sullivan is on the news for going missing again after the recent publication of her memoir of her abduction at 14. When Fern, a social worker with anxiety problems, sees her on TV she is sure that she met her, but her husband thinks that it's just that her face is well known. But …
Holly and Jules have been friends since university and have shared every important moment of each other's lives. And they know all each other's weak spots and secrets too. When Jules 13 year old daughter Saffie accuses Holly's 16 year old son of raping her, their lives and the lives of their families will be …
"A detective story with no detective" says the tagline on this book, and it's a pretty good description. Set in Edinburgh in 2011, Margaret is a middle aged woman whose life has imploded in London, so she flees to her mothers in Scotland. It's one of the coldest Winters on record, and there are a …
Jia Jia has been married for 4 years, in a relationship based on practical things like making a family rather than love. When her husband announces that they will go on a trip, Jia Jia goes to pack, only to walk into the bathroom to find her husband dead in the bath tub. He has …
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