Rummaging through old letters and photographs takes on new meaning when a group of people spanning two generations and thousands of miles have the opportunity to compare notes and family stories. Their only common bond is that they are all descendents of Daniel Sturges Jr., a patriot from Fairfield, CT, who struck out looking for new opportunities for his family on the frontier after the Revolutionary War.
From the bestselling author of the Kurt Wallander novels: The “haunting and fascinating” tale of a young boy’s harrowing odyssey from Africa to Sweden (Booklist). In the 1870s, Hans Bengler arrives in Cape Town from Småland, Sweden, driven by a singular desire: to discover an insect no one has seen before and name it after himself. But then he impulsively adopts a young San orphan boy whose parents have been killed by European colonists. Christening the boy Daniel, Hans brings him back to Sweden—a quite different specimen than he first contemplated. Daniel is told to call Bengler “Father,” and to knock on doors and bow. He continually struggles to understand this strange new land of mud and snow that surrounds and seemingly entraps him. At the same time, he is haunted by visions of his murdered parents calling him home to Africa. Knowing that the only way home is by sea, he decides he must learn to walk on water if he is ever to reclaim his true place in the world. Evocative and sometimes brutal, the novel follows Daniel through a series of tragedies and betrayals that culminate in a shocking act. Henning Mankell, a world-renowned “master of atmosphere,” offers this “quiet tragedy” with a ruthless elegance all his own (The Boston Globe).
Preserving food is hot! The local food movement gains even more popularity as consumers return to vegetable gardening to grow their own food. They increasingly have become interested in the techniques for “putting up” their bounty. Driven by the recession; the need for healthier, chemical-free food,and taste, people everywhere are preserving the abundance of fruits, vegetables, and herbs harvested from their garden (or someone else’s). You don’t even have to grow your own to preserve freshness; non-gardeners too are learning to preserve with locally grown produce bought from local markets. Targeted at anyone who wants to capture the flavor of freshness, whether it’s from making tomato sauce, drying herbs, or preserving jams and jellies.
"Another winner from a top-tier thriller writer." —Kirkus Reviews Daniel Brasher left a high-paying job as a money manager to marry his community-organizer wife and do the work he loves, leading group counseling sessions with recently paroled ex-cons. Now he's about to start a private practice. But just before his last day on the job, Daniel finds an envelope in his department mailbox—one intended for someone else that was placed in his slot by accident. Inside it is an unsigned piece of paper, a note that says only "admit what you've done or you will bleed for it." along with a midnight deadline...which has passed. And the person to whom the envelope was addressed was found brutally murdered... "A fast-paced roller coaster ride...well-written and extremely realistic." —Criminal Element Soon, Daniel finds more warnings in his office mail, to people that the police cannot track down, and to victims that cannot be saved. Daniel's efforts, however, have alerted the killer to his involvement... and the next threat he receives is his own. Now, Daniel—with no clue what he's supposed to have done or to what action he must confess—must somehow appease, or outwit, a seemingly unstoppable killer. And time is running out... "Menace, treachery, and intrigue have never been more exciting." —The Washington Post
Cool Under Pressure—Until she hits his hot button Knight is the iceman head of Sentinel Security. A loner dedicated to the mission. Until he meets Lily, a woman who questions everything he believes. He falls hard and fast for the midwife, but Lily has a stalker. Her ex-husband. Out of fear for her friends and Knight, she runs, leaving him angry and betrayed. Months later, in Africa, terrorists kidnap Lily and Sentinel executes a daring rescue. Home in England, both realise falling in love may not be a choice. But Lily has a secret. A secret that puts Knight on the run. Before they can move forward, Lily’s past threatens to destroy their future. Sensitive Content Warning Before Lily reaches her happy ending with Knight, her story contains scenes of coercive control preceding domestic abuse. This may be difficult and possibly triggering for some readers, so please take care of your personal safety and emotional well-being and seek support if you need it.
Trapped in a cave, Daniel Storm discovers an ancient manuscript written in medieval French. As Daniel grows ever weaker, he spends his time translating the manuscript, slowly unlocking its meaning. Eventually he can no longer distinguish the present from the past or future and reality from dreaming.
New York City........ The 1980's came in with a roar there was even an actor in office, New York was getting ready for one of its greatest changes ever!!!!!!!!! THE CRACK EPIDEMIC....... The First Lady's campaign was "Say Nope to Dope'', and the heroin dealer died, but The Commander-in-Chief gave the country it's best coke ever.Millionaires living in their mothers rented apartments. Just imagine, the money that flowed through the ghetto. In the early 90’s New York Times did a study 76% of the money in circulation tested positive for cocaine. If you still don't believe, look at the economy now, look at it through Dangers Eyes and understand that as the New York drug game fell, so did the economy.
Welcome to The Love Season--a riveting story that takes place in one day and spans decades; a story that embraces the charming, pristine island of Nantucket, as well as Manhattan, Paris and Morocco. Elin Hilderbrand's most ambitious novel to date chronicles the famous couplings of real lives: love and friendship, food and wine, deception and betrayal--and forgiveness and healing. It's a hot August Saturday on Nantucket Island. Over the course of the next 24 hours, two lives will be transformed forever. Marguerite Beale, former chef of culinary hot spot Les Parapluies, has been out of the public eye for over a decade. This all changes with a phone call from Marguerite's goddaughter, Renata Knox. Marguerite has not seen Renata since the death of Renata's mother, Candace Harris Knox, fourteen years earlier. And now that Renata is on Nantucket visiting the family of her new fiancé, she takes the opportunity, against her father's wishes, to contact Marguerite in hopes of learning the story of her mother's life--and death. But the events of the day spiral hopelessly out of control for both women, and nothing ends up as planned.
When Hannah Sawyer dropped out of college after losing her scholarship she spent five years weaning herself of alpha males and alcohol, but when she decides to return to finish her degree she finds those things rolled into one in the intoxicating blue eyes of fellow student Daniel Keith. What she soon learns is that her newfound addiction to Daniel impairs her judgment beyond any mixed drink a frat boy could have handed her. She should have left when he cut his arm with a car key to show her his white blood. Or when he had a run-in with a dark angel on one of their dates. But Hannah stays, entranced by this man who remains a mystery to her. Who or what is Daniel? And why does the small town of Spring Hill, Tennessee seem to summon his enemies? As romance lures Hannah further into a shadowy world most people never see, she realizes she's gotten herself in deeper than she knew possible. And this time there's no option of dropping out.
