Mary Westmacott Novels
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A stunning novel of death and destiny. Bereft of the three people she has held most dear - her mother, her husband and her daughter - Celia is on the verge of suicide. Then one night on an exotic island she meets Larraby, a successful portrait painter, and through a long night of talk reveals how she is afraid to commit herself to a second chance of happiness with another person, yet is not brave enough to face life alone. Can Larraby help Celia come to terms with the past or will they part, her outcome still uncertain? Famous for her ingenious crime books and plays, Agatha Christie also wrote about crimes of the heart, six bittersweet and very personal novels, as compelling and memorable as the best of her work.

Many Exquisite Dreams Isabella CHarteris - lovely, slender, serene as a medieval saint. The princess of Castle St. Loo, gently grommed for her shining knight and bright, untouched future of privilege. John Gabriel - decorated hero, vulgar opportunist. That he shouldappear in her life at all spoke of the final chaos of war. For Isabella, the price of love meant abandoning a dream forever. For Gabriel, it would destroy the only chance ambition would ever offer. What drew them together was something deeper than love.

"Fans of Richard North Patterson and James Patterson - you're going to love this!"A young girl flees down a highway. Naked and alone, the teen flags down a passing car, but collapses before she's able to speak. With no possessions to help determine her identity, it falls to Detective Nick Cross to find out who she is. But investigations rarely go in directions veteran detectives expect, and the mystery only deepens when a K9 is brought in. The dog's keen sense of smell uncovers a series of unmarked graves and leads to a horrifying discovery. A prolific serial killer is in their midst, and it's one who has flown under the radar for many years. With the girl he dubs "Molly" unable to tell the secrets locked in her head, it's going to be impossible to do much of anything, but the impossible is what Cross does best, and he's not giving up without a fight.A DAUGHTER IS A DAUGHTER is a non-stop thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Matching wits with the psychologically twisted madman called The Child Keeper, this is the case that threatens Nick Cross' twelve-year career. Becoming personally involved, he'll let nothing stand in his way to help Molly, not even the re-emergence of a surly FBI Field Agent who has already made his life a living hell the last time they locked horns. The second in the Nick Cross Mysteries, each entry is a standalone and may be read separately and not in chronological order. If you love Richard North or James Patterson, you'll love Nick Cross.

We aren't always honest about how difficult normal human life is. For the majority of people, sorrow, despair, anxiety, and mental illness are everyday experiences. While we have made tremendous advancements in therapy and psychiatry, the burden of living still comes down to mundane choices that we each must make—like the daily choice to get out of bed. In this deeply personal essay, Alan Noble considers the unique burden of everyday life in the modern world. Sometimes, he writes, the choice to carry on amid great suffering—to simply get out of bed—is itself a powerful witness to the goodness of life, and of God.