Her father, Jay, doesn’t even have a photograph of the mother he lost and still refuses to discuss his life in India. Emmie is raising her own daughter, Jasmine, in a world she wants to be very different from the racist England of her childhood. James Ash dies leaving behind two families: his ‘wife’ Josmi and two children, Jay and Molly, and his parents and sister in England who know nothing about his Indian family. Through ten decades and across three continents, The Ash Museum is an intergenerational story of loss, migration and the search for somewhere to feel at home.
I can't wait to read the next SEALs romance!" Revisiting the Moon's Library "What an incredibly powerful book! I laughed and sniffled, was turned on and turned inside out." Queue My Review Mary Margret Daughtridge is a compelling new voice whose gift for storytelling makes her an author to watch." Book Loons "Greatly touching and heartwarming, a cozy read for a rainy day. A heart-touching story that will keep you smiling and cheering for the characters clear through to the happy ending." The Romantic Times, 4.5/5 Stars "Sealed with a Kiss astounded me with it's sensitivity." Romance Reviews Today "A beautifully written and often poignant contemporary romance.
When plans go wrong and a child's life is on the line, Emmie learns what it means to be a SEAL in action, and Caleb discovers that even a hero can get hurt sometimes… PRAISE FOR MARY MARGRET DAUGHTRIDGE: "A wonderful story that will have readers experiencing a whirlwind of emotions and that culminates with an awesome scene that will have your pulse pounding." Romance Junkies ". But this rugged Navy SEAL, who seems so determined to get close to her, hides a fi erce intelligence and deep sensitivity.
But her quick intelligence and quirky personality sure do start to get under his skin… She may just be the key to his salvation… Emmie's smart and independent and isn't looking for a brawny guy to take over her life. When he discovers that professor Emmie Caddington's personal connections can help him get the dirty work done, he sets out to win her over. He'll do anything to move the mission forward, no matter the cost… Navy SEAL Caleb Delaude is deadly charming. Praise for The Lost Summers of Driftwood: 'McCausland is a natural storyteller who weaves love, loss, mystery and secrets into a satisfying tale' Herald Sun 'Full of mystery and romance, this is the perfect atmospheric summer read' Who Weekly But as the mystery of what happened seventy years earlier unravels, one of the women also vanishes into this bewitching but wild place, forcing devastating truths to the surface. As the valley beguiles these four friends, and haunts them in equal measure, each has to confront secrets of her own: Nathalie, with a damaged marriage Emmie, yearning for another child Pen, struggling as a single parent and Alexandra, hiding in the shadow of her famous husband. In 1948 Clara Black walked into the night, never to be seen again. Once home to a burgeoning mining industry, now all that remains are ruins slowly being swallowed by the bush and the jewel of the valley, a stunning, renovated Art Deco hotel. Four women and their children are invited to the beautiful but remote Capertee Valley, west of the Blue Mountains. Big Little Lies meets Picnic at Hanging Rock in a secluded valley over the Blue Mountains. Agent: Daniel Lazar, Writers House.Beautiful, beguiling and treacherous. A well-executed twist will have readers flipping back to see what they missed while cheering the strides made by Libenson’s no-longer-invisible heroine. Katie rises to her defense, but Emmie eventually learns to speak up for herself, realizing that embarrassment isn’t the end of the world and being social isn’t as impossible as she thought. Emmie and Katie share a crush on classmate Tyler, and when a sappy love note Emmie writes to Tyler as a joke is made public, Emmie is humiliated.
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Katie’s chapters, by contrast, are big, splashy panels that reflect her outgoing personality (“I’m just your average teenage girl,” she says after being offered movie roles and the crown of homecoming queen). With frizzy hair and hunched shoulders, Emmie shows up in tiny vignettes, sandwiched between blocks of text, that make her look as small and insignificant as she feels. School is stressful for shy, quiet Emmie Katie, meanwhile, is breezily popular, confident, and beautiful. In her first children’s book, cartoonist Libenson ( The Pajama Diaries) offers strikingly different visions of seventh grade through two very dissimilar narrators.
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