Luanne Rice
1) Stone heart
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Bantam trade pbk. ed.
Physical Desc
xvii, 338 p. ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Nomadic archaeologist Maria Dark is returning home again to the Connecticut shore-a magical place where she, her sister Sophie, and their brother Peter spent their childhood on the banks of Bell Stream. After fifteen years away, Maria hopes that she can rediscover the joy and optimism of her youth in the arms of her family. But things have changed. Maria's siblings and her mother have weathered difficult times.
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English
Formats
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"After artist Claire Beaudry Chase is attacked and left for dead in her home on the Connecticut coast, she doesn't know who she can trust. But her well-connected husband, Griffin--who is running for governor--is her prime suspect. Just before the attack, Claire was preparing for an exhibit of her shadow boxes, one of which clearly accuses Griffin of a violent crime committed twenty-five years ago. If the public were to find out who her husband is,...
Author
Publisher
Bantam Books
Pub. Date
2004
Physical Desc
210 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Widowed Christmas tree farmer Christopher Byrne and widowed librarian Catherine Tierney are brought together when Christopher returns to the Manhattan street corner where he last saw his sixteen-year-old son, who ran away the year before.
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English
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"Meek little Mole, willful Ratty, Badger the perennial bachelor, and petulant Toad. Since their first appearance over a hundred years ago in 1908, they've become emblematic archetypes of eccentricity, folly, and friendship. And their misadventures--in gypsy caravans, stolen sports cars, and their beloved Wild Wood--continue to capture readers' imaginations and warm their hearts long after they grow up. Begun as a series of letters from Kenneth Grahame...