Patry Francis

A sweeping saga in the vein of Ask Again, Yes following a foster family through almost a decade of dazzling triumph and wrenching heartbreak--from the author of The Orphans at Race Point. Set in the late 1950s through 1960s in a small town in Massachusetts, All the Children Are Home follows the Moscatelli family--Dahlia and Louie, foster parents, and their long-term foster children Jimmy, Zaidie, and Jon--and the irrevocable changes in their lives when a six-year-old indigenous girl, Agnes, is comes to live with them.. When Dahlia decided to become a foster mother, she had a few caveats: no howling newborns, no delinquents, and above all, no girls. A harrowing incident years before left her a virtual prisoner in her own home, forever wary of the heartbreak and limitation of a girl's life. Eleven years after they began fostering, the Moscatellis are raising three children as their own and Dahlia and Louie consider their family complete, but when the social worker begs them to take a young girl who has been horrifically abused and neglected, they can't say no. Six-year-old Agnes Juniper arrives with no knowledge of her Native American heritage or herself beyond a box of trinkets given to her by her mother and dreamlike memories of her sister. Before long, this stranger in their midst has strengthened the bond in this unusual family, showing them how to contend with outside forces that want to tear them apart. Heartfelt and enthralling, All the Children Are Home is a moving testament to how love can survive in the face of devastating losses.

A Novel

All the Children Are Home

When a horrific act of violence shatters the peaceful October night in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the fates of nine-year-olds Gus Silva and Hallie Costa become inextricably entwined. Told in alternating voices, The Orphans of Race Point traces their relationship over the next three decades as they try to come to terms with the past. What begins as a childhood friendship evolves into something stronger, but when a terrible tragedy exhumes the ghosts they thought they'd put to rest, their dreams are abruptly destroyed. Hallie and Gus move forward to build separate lives, but Gus's hard-won peace is threatened when he meets a troubled woman who awakens memories of the childhood he has worked so hard to forget. Although helping her offers him a chance at the redemption he desperately desires, it will come at a devastating price. Turning around an unthinkable betrayal, this epic, all-consuming novel explores how far we will go for love, even if it means sacrificing everything—and in doing so, celebrates our capacity for faith, forgiveness, and hope.

The Orphans of Race Point

Drawn almost against her will to a vibrant newcomer who has been breaking hearts in their community, Jeanne Cross discovers that she and the woman share deep-seated emotional needs, a commonality that turns deadly when her house is repeatedly burglarized and her son is framed for murder. Reprint.

The Liar's Diary

Die Schatten von Race Point

Marcus Sakey

Jason Pinter

Gregg Olsen

Allison Brennan

Duane Swierczynski

Ken Bruen

Brett Battles

J. T. Ellison

Toni McGee Causey

Bill Cameron

Robert Gregory Browne

Marc Lecard

Derek Nikitas

Sean Chercover

Dave White

Stories to Die For

Killer Year

A seductive psychological thriller about a woman facing the dark truths at the heart of her family Jeanne Cross’s contented suburban life gets a jolt of energy from the arrival of Ali Mather, the stunning new music teacher at the local high school. With a magnetic personality and looks to match, Ali draws attention from all quarters, including Jeanne’s husband and son. Nonetheless, Jeanne and Ali develop a deep friendship based on their mutual vulnerabilities and long-held secrets that Ali has been recording in her diary. The diary also holds a key to something darker: Ali’s suspicion that someone has been entering her house when she is not at home. Soon their friendship will be shattered by violence—and Jeanne will find herself facing impossible choices in order to protect the people she loves.

Eine Liebe, die stärker ist als das Leben. Ein Zwischenfall, der alles verändert. Hallie Costa wächst in einer Umgebung voller Geborgenheit auf: Nach dem frühen Tod ihrer Mutter lebt sie allein mit ihrem geliebten Vater Nick in einer Kleinstadt am äußersten Zipfel von Cape Cod, wo der Arzt dank seiner guten Ratschläge bekannt ist wie ein bunter Hund. Als die portugiesische Fischercommunity schwer erschüttert wird durch den Mord an der Mutter von Gus Silva, nimmt Hallie sich ihres Mitschülers an. Zusammen mit ihrem gemeinsamen Freund Neil Gallagher bilden sie bald ein unzertrennliches Trio. Aus Gus' und Hallies Freundschaft wird Liebe - bis ein Zwischenfall am Strand von Race Point das Paar auseinandertreibt und Gus eine folgenreiche Entscheidung trifft: Er tritt dem Priesterseminar bei. Jahre später ist er ein geschätzter Seelsorger. Doch dann taucht eine mysteriöse Frau auf, die die Nähe zu dem jungen Priester sucht, und plötzlich setzt ein weiterer Mordfall Gus' gesamte Existenz aufs Spiel. Kann Hallie ihrem früheren Freund noch einmal helfen, bevor es zu spät ist? "Die Schatten von Race Point" ist eine von der Salzwasserluft Cape Cods durchdrungene Familien- und Freundschaftssaga, ein Roman voll dunkler Geheimnisse und ungeahnter Wendungen, der in atemberaubender Weise zeigt, wie dicht Liebe und Verrat beieinanderliegen können.

"Jeanne Cross is an ordinary suburban wife and mother with a seemingly "perfect" life when Ali Mather arrives on the scene, breaking all the rules and breaking hearts. Almost against her will, Jeanne Cross is drawn to this powerfully seductive woman, a fascination that begins to infect Jeanne's husband as well as their teenage son." "Though their friendship seems unlikely and even dangerous to their mutual acquaintances, Ali and Jeanne are connected by deep emotional needs, vulnerabilities, and long-held secrets that Ali has been privately recording in her diary. The diary also holds the key to something darker. Though she can't prove it, Ali is convinced someone has been entering her house when she is not at home - and not with the usual intentions. What this burglar wants is nothing less than a piece of Ali's soul."--BOOK JACKET.

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