Editorial Content for Most Wanted
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What does one do when pregnant with a serial killer’s baby?
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What does one do when pregnant with a serial killer’s baby?
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Lisa Scottoline delivers another searing, powerful blockbuster novel that explores hot-button issues within the framework of an intricately plotted thriller.
When a woman and her husband, desperate for a baby, find themselves unable to conceive, they decide to take further steps. Since it is the husband who is infertile, the heroine decides to use a donor. And all seems to be well. Three months pass and she is happily pregnant.
But a shocking revelation occurs when she discovers that a man arrested for a series of brutal murders is her donor --- the biological father of the child she is carrying. Delving deeper to uncover the truth, the heroine must face her worst fears, and confront a terrifying truth.
MOST WANTED is sure to be Lisa Scottoline's most discussed, bestselling novel yet.
Editorial Content for The Secret Wisdom of the Earth
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Timely and timeless, THE SECRET WISDOM OF THE EARTH is a dramatic and deeply moving novel about an act of violence in a small, Southern town and the repercussions that will forever change a young man’s view of human cruelty and compassion.
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Timely and timeless, THE SECRET WISDOM OF THE EARTH is a dramatic and deeply moving novel about an act of violence in a small, Southern town and the repercussions that will forever change a young man’s view of human cruelty and compassion.
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After seeing the death of his younger brother in a terrible home accident, 14-year-old Kevin and his grieving mother are sent to live with Kevin’s grandfather. In this peeled-paint coal town deep in Appalachia, Kevin quickly falls in with a half-wild hollow kid named Buzzy Fink who schools him in the mysteries and magnificence of the woods.
Determined to stop the massive mountaintop removal operation that is plundering the town’s heritage, Kevin’s grandfather attempts to rally the citizens against the “company” and its powerful owner. When Buzzy witnesses a brutal hate crime, a sequence is set in play that tests Buzzy and Kevin to their absolute limits in a struggle for survival in the Kentucky mountains.
Editorial Content for The Secrets of Midwives
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Three generations of women. Secrets in the present and from the past. A captivating tale of life, loss and love...
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Three generations of women. Secrets in the present and from the past. A captivating tale of life, loss and love...
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"With empathy and keen insight, Sally Hepworth delivers a page-turning novel about the complex, lovely, and even heartbreaking relationships between mothers and daughters."
--- Emily Giffin
Three generations of women. Secrets in the present and from the past. A captivating tale of life, loss and love...
Neva Bradley, a third-generation midwife, is determined to keep the details surrounding her own pregnancy --- including the identity of the baby’s father --- hidden from her family and co-workers for as long as possible. Her mother, Grace, finds it impossible to let this secret rest. The more Grace prods, the tighter Neva holds to her story, and the more the lifelong differences between private, quiet Neva and open, gregarious Grace strain their relationship. For Floss, Neva’s grandmother and a retired midwife, Neva’s situation thrusts her back 60 years in time to a secret that eerily mirrors her granddaughter’s --- one which, if revealed, will have life-changing consequences for them all.
As Neva’s pregnancy progresses and speculation makes it harder and harder to conceal the truth, Floss wonders if hiding her own truth is ultimately more harmful than telling it. Will these women reveal their secrets and deal with the inevitable consequences? Or are some secrets best kept hidden?
Editorial Content for The Song of Hartgrove Hall
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From the bestselling author of THE HOUSE AT TYENFORD comes a breathtaking story of family, betrayal, music, and a truly unforgettable love that asks: Is it ever too late to seek forgiveness?
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From the bestselling author of THE HOUSE AT TYENFORD comes a breathtaking story of family, betrayal, music, and a truly unforgettable love that asks: Is it ever too late to seek forgiveness?
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A love triangle, family obligations, and the rediscovery of joy in the face of grief, all set against the alluring backdrop of an English country estate. This breathtaking new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of THE HOUSE AT TYNEFORD is sure to strike a chord with fans of "Downton Abbey."
It’s a terrible thing to covet your brother’s girl . . .
New Year’s Eve, Dorset, England, 1946. Candles flicker, a gramophone scratches out a tune as guests dance and sip champagne --- for one night Hartgrove Hall relives better days. Harry Fox-Talbot and his brothers have returned from World War II determined to save their once grand home from ruin. But the arrival of beautiful Jewish wartime singer Edie Rose tangles the threads of love and duty, and leads to a devastating betrayal.
Fifty years later, now a celebrated composer, Fox reels from the death of his adored wife, Edie. Until his connection with his four-year-old grandson --- a piano prodigy --- propels him back into life, and ultimately leads him to confront his past. An enthralling novel about love and treachery, joy after grief, and a man forced to ask: Is it ever too late to seek forgiveness?
Editorial Content for Stars Over Sunset Boulevard
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In this new novel from the acclaimed author of SECRETS OF A CHARMED LIFE, two women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age discover the joy and heartbreak of true friendship.
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In this new novel from the acclaimed author of SECRETS OF A CHARMED LIFE, two women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age discover the joy and heartbreak of true friendship.
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In this new novel from the acclaimed author of SECRETS OF A CHARMED LIFE, two women working in Hollywood during its Golden Age discover the joy and heartbreak of true friendship.
Los Angeles, Present Day. When an iconic hat worn by Scarlett O’Hara in Gone with the Wind ends up in Christine McAllister’s vintage clothing boutique by mistake, her efforts to return it to its owner take her on a journey more enchanting than any classic movie…
Los Angeles, 1938. Violet Mayfield sets out to reinvent herself in Hollywood after her dream of becoming a wife and mother falls apart, and lands a job on the film-set of Gone with the Wind. There, she meets enigmatic Audrey Duvall, a once-rising film star who is now a fellow secretary. Audrey’s zest for life and their adventures together among Hollywood’s glitterati enthrall Violet…until each woman’s deepest desires collide. What Audrey and Violet are willing to risk, for themselves and for each other, to ensure their own happy endings will shape their friendship, and their lives, far into the future.
Joseph Joubert
One who has imagination without learning has wings without feet.
Attribution
December 4, 2015
I hope you all had a nice Thanksgiving weekend. I compressed a lot into those days, including reimagining turkey in a few new ways, cleaning up the garden, planting amaryllis plants (trying to grow three in water this year), redecorating the wreath for the front porch, and kicking it back a notch.
December 2015
Last night, I spent a wonderful evening at the Garden City Public Library on Long Island, New York, presenting a select list of book group titles to readers. I shared commentary on books that are proven book group favorites, and did a sneak peek at some titles that I think are destined to be added to that list in 2016. The library has a beautiful event space, and Laura Flanagan and Ann Garnett made me feel so welcome. You can see a photo of me with them above. (Laura is on the left, and Ann is on the right.) It's so nice to get out to meet readers, hear their feedback and see their reactions to the books I am sharing.
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