From Publishers WeeklyPearson, who stars in HBO's The Wire, was born ill and underweight from her mother's drug habits, and later worked for a crack dealer in East Baltimore. At a....
Lesley Kagen returns with the sequel to her national bestselling debut, Whistling in the Dark.Whistling in the Dark captivated readers with the story of ten-year-old Sally O'Malley...
Poor, orphaned Grace Parkes is in a horrible situation. Her illegitimate child has just died in childbirth, so she's traveled to the Brookwood Cemetery to place the small infant's ...
SUMMARY: Coming in 2009, the major motion picture starring John Malkovich Written with austere clarity , Disgrace explores the downfall of one man and dramatizes with unforgettable...
Amazon.com ReviewWhite Teeth in her early twenties, but what kind she'll be (or will be next) seems open to change. Which all, along with her consistent intelligence, grace, and w....
SUMMARY: After a demanding book tour, superstar mystery novelist Grace McCabe decides to visit her sister, Kathleen, whors"s embroiled in a custody battle after a bitter divorce. A...
From Publishers WeeklyHousehold name Steel (_Going Home_) falls short of her best in her latest. Victoria Dawson has always felt like an outcast. When her little sister Grace is bo...
"Graceful and exciting ... the best kind of 'escape' story."-LIBRARY JOURNALWhat seems a marriage of convenience...When young newlywed Lady Nell Cardross begins to fill he...
From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. [Signature]Reviewed by Nina PlanckMichael Pollan is the crack investigator and graceful narrator of the ecology of local food and th...
From WikipediaAnimal Dreams is a 1990 novel by Barbara Kingsolver. A woman named Cosima "Codi" Noline returns to her hometown of Grace, Arizona to help her aging father, who is slo...