SUMMARY: In 1977, pregnant Genevieve Russell disappeared. Twenty years later, her remains are discovered and Timothy Gleason is charged with murder. But there is no sign of the unb...
The Poor Mouth relates the story of one Bonaparte O'Coonassa, born in a cabin in a fictitious village called Corkadoragha in western Ireland equally renowned for its beauty and the...
SUMMARY: "It happened fast. Thirty-two minutes for one world to die, another to be born." First, the unthinkable: a security breach at a secret U.S. government facility unleashes t...
SUMMARY: The subject of this biography- SOJOURNER TRUTH- as she now calls herself-but whose name originally was Isabella-was born- as near as she can now calculate between the year...
E-book exclusive extras:1) Christie biographer Charles Osborne's essay on The Moving Finger;2) "The Marples": the complete guide to all the cases of crime literature's foremost fem...
A profound and moving novel that evokes a colonial man's experience in the postcolonial world. Born of Indian heritage, raised in the British-dependent Caribbean island of Isabella...
PerfectBound e-book exclusive extras: Diana Wynne Jones's The Chronicles of Chrestomanci: Nine Notes; Author Interview.Tonino is the only person in the famous Montana household who...
Product DescriptionSome are born with magic. Some without. Matteo, un-magical counselor to the mighty of Halruaa, has devoted his life to the truth -- until he finds that h...
From School Library JournalGrade 5–8—Somewhere in the U.S., in a small farming community called Lowland County, a girl named Piper McCloud is born to a simple, God-fearing farmer a...
SUMMARY: Walter Crane (1845-1915) was an English artist. Born in Liverpool, he was part of the Arts and Crafts movement. He produced paintings, illustrations, children's books, cer...