No individual is without personal struggles. This is depicted in this book, 'Cait.' She's a teenager, but her problems rival that of many adults. From absent parents, to depression, a life changing accident, suicide attempts and memory loss, issue after issue crops up. Her siblings, whom she lives with, refuse to tell her all that she wants to know about her past and their parents. So, determined and not afraid of what she'll find, she sets out to find answers on her own. With occasionally flashbacks, clues and a discussion with her doctor, she is able to get a picture of what was before her accident. Finally, she unlocks a diary, which gives her an insight into whom she really is, and things take an interesting turn from there. Views: 8
'Nothing could be simpler... Don't wear a suit'Dr Michael Lowell—a mild–mannered American, unshakeably decent and at the top of his profession—accepts an invitation to a weekend reunion of Oxford college friends. He is looking forward to meeting some of them—including front-line Canadian medic Hélène Hevré and the Australian advertising genius Toby Jenks. But the big attraction is the serene young woman from Karachi who rejected him twenty years ago because he was 'just a little bit too dull'.As the weekend gets under way and old loves and tensions arise, an audacious suggestion is made. It begins as a joke. But it is a joke that none of them can forget.Moving between Oxford, New York, Washington, Geneva and Abidjan, this compelling political thriller is the story of five ordinary people who find themselves drawn into an extraordinary conspiracy—a gamble that could force the hand of governments and affect the lives of millions. But if... Views: 8
Detroit newspaper reporter Julia Gooden returns in a twisting, superbly assured new mystery, where a brutal murder and a father's sudden return may provide the answers she's spent decades searching for . . . or lead deep into a fatal trap. The past never really leaves us. Crime reporter Julia Gooden sees proof of this every day in her stories. A dark childhood, a negligent parent, early abandonment—any one of them can seal a person's fate as either a villain or victim. Julia, who experienced all three, seems to have beaten the odds, finding happiness raising her two sons and a blossoming relationship with detective Raymond Navarro. But now, after three decades of absence, Julia's conman father has resurfaced to throw her life into turmoil again. Julia was only seven when Duke Gooden abruptly left. Barely a month later, her nine-year-old brother, Ben, disappeared. Ben was her hero and protector, and though the case is cold, Julia has never given up... Views: 8
