Alcott published her 1866 novel under the pseudonym A.M. Barnard. A departure from her usual fare, this offers a deceitful governess's attempts to ruin a family. Chekhov's 1895 volume follows a disastrous marriage that triumphs over time. Copyright 2004 Reed Business Information.
With nods to The Talented Mr. Ripley and the gothic novels of Daphne Du Maurier, Christine Mangan’s Tangerine sent shivers down our spines. Tangier, 1956, a city on the verge of revolution—isolated and overwhelmed, trapped in a loveless marriage, this is not what Alice expected for her post-collegiate life. But when a lost friend returns… […]