Knit one . . . It’s been a busy few years since
Jo Mackenzie lost her husband. Life has brought adventure, surprises,
unexpected pleasures, and, of course, lots of knitting. Jo’s seaside
yarn shop, with a brand new café, has taken off, keeping her busier than
ever. And being a single mum to two boys and headstrong toddler Pearl
is just as exhausting and enchanting as she thought it would be. On top
of all that, celebrity diva Grace has a secret; Jo’s firecracker best
friend Ellen is launching a new television series;
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John and Martha Beck had two Harvard degrees apiece when they conceived their second child. Further graduate studies, budding careers, and a growing family meant major stress—not that they’d have admitted it to anyone (or themselves). As the pregnancy progressed, Martha battled constant nausea and dehydration. And when she learned her unborn son had Down syndrome, she battled nearly everyone over her decision to continue the pregnancy. She still cannot explain many of the things that happened to her while she was expecting Adam, but by the time he was born, Martha, as she puts it, “had to unlearn virtually everything Harvard taught [her] about what is precious and what is garbage.”
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On an early spring morning in Richmond, Virginia, in the year 1885, a
young pregnant woman is found floating in the city reservoir. It appears
that she has committed suicide, but there are curious clues at the
scene that suggest foul play. The case attracts local attention, and an
eccentric group of men collaborate to solve the crime. Detective Jack
Wren lurks in the shadows, weaseling his way into the investigation and
intimidating witnesses. Policeman Daniel Cincinnatus Richardson, on the
brink of retirement, catches the case and relentlessly pursues it to its
sorrowful conclusion.
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Do I have a child? Julia DeSmit knew she would face the question
eventually, but she didn’t expect it now. At twenty-four, she is finally
content with the way her life has unfolded. A single mother to her son
and young brother, she works at the local grocery store while chipping
away at a two-year degree. All her free time is spent with her
unorthodox family—her boys, her grandmother, and her boyfriend of five
years. It’s not perfect, but Julia is happier than ever.
So when she
receives the cryptic e-mail from her son’s father,
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An intense, psychological novel about one doctor’s suspense-filled
quest to unlock the mind of a suspected political assassin: his
twenty-year old son.
As the Chief of Rheumatology at
Columbia Presbyterian, Dr. Paul Allen’s specialty is diagnosing patients
with conflicting symptoms, patients other doctors have given up on. He
lives a contented life in Westport with his second wife and their twin
sons—hard won after a failed marriage earlier in his career that
produced a son named Daniel. In the harrowing opening scene of this
provocative and affecting novel,
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One of England’s finest and most loved writers explores the uncomfortable
and tragicomic gap between people’s public appearance and their private
desires in two tender and surprising stories.
In The Greening of Mrs. Donaldson, a
recently bereaved widow finds interesting ways to supplement her income
by performing as a patient for medical students, and renting out her
spare room. Quiet, middle-class, and middle-aged, Mrs. Donaldson will
soon discover that she rather enjoys role-play at the hospital, and the
irregular and startling entertainment provided by her tenants.
In The Shielding of Mrs.
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