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As children, wandering the grounds of the family’s mysterious seaside hotel was the Ellison girls’ greatest freedom: sand, sun, and sisterhood.
Until the day of the annual costume party. When the three sisters discover a rare book that pulls them into a strange and magical world.
At least, Agatha and Ellery. Margery, the eldest Ellison sister, hesitates—and the book closes.
When the two youngest reappear after only one afternoon gone, they are alternately terrified and awestruck at the fantastical, dangerous years they’ve spent in another world.
Determined to protect them, Margery gets rid of the book so none of the sisters could ever be tempted to return . . . .
As grownups, the Ellison sisters are separated by distance and disappointments. Agatha is forever searching for a magic she can’t quite remember, while Ellery has taken her fantastical experiences and become a bestselling author. And Margery, struggling to accept her empty nest, pretends she doesn’t still yearn for adventures, and the chance she missed.
But all three are drawn together again as their secrets spill out in the face of a threat: a dangerous, enigmatic group is looking for a magical book that was stolen decades ago. And they are willing to kill to get it back . . .
Until the day of the annual costume party. When the three sisters discover a rare book that pulls them into a strange and magical world.
At least, Agatha and Ellery. Margery, the eldest Ellison sister, hesitates—and the book closes.
When the two youngest reappear after only one afternoon gone, they are alternately terrified and awestruck at the fantastical, dangerous years they’ve spent in another world.
Determined to protect them, Margery gets rid of the book so none of the sisters could ever be tempted to return . . . .
As grownups, the Ellison sisters are separated by distance and disappointments. Agatha is forever searching for a magic she can’t quite remember, while Ellery has taken her fantastical experiences and become a bestselling author. And Margery, struggling to accept her empty nest, pretends she doesn’t still yearn for adventures, and the chance she missed.
But all three are drawn together again as their secrets spill out in the face of a threat: a dangerous, enigmatic group is looking for a magical book that was stolen decades ago. And they are willing to kill to get it back . . .
Never heard of Buwei Yang Chao? What about stir-fry? Well, then you’ve had Mrs. Chao’s cooking.
Let us introduce you to THE FORMIDABLE MRS. CHAO, the story of a woman born in China in the late 1800s—so long ago that her feet were bound when she was a child—who went on to bring Chinese food to homes across America. Her bestselling book HOW TO COOK AND EAT IN CHINESE, published in 1945 with an introduction by Pearl S. Buck, transformed our understanding of Chinese food from the likes of chop suey to real Chinese techniques and ingredients. She coined the term stir-fry and, later, potstickers.
Before she was a bestselling author, Mrs. Chao was many other kinds of formidable. One of China’s first female physicians, she opened the nation’s first birth control clinic, then married a brilliant linguist (after breaking off her arranged marriage!) and traveled with him around the world. Mother to three daughters, she really began cooking Chinese food for her family in America.
A thrilling account of one woman’s journey through extraordinary times and how she helped shape them, Jen Lin-Liu’s THE FORMIDABLE MRS. CHAO is a story of war, exile, immigration, and prejudice; of women and the struggles they face to balance family and ambitions; of cooking as a salve for trauma, a means of expression, and a form of freedom. It’s a Chinese story and an American story. It’s a love story and the story of a very independent woman. And it is written with verve and devotion (and recipes!) by a renowned food writer who is a chef and mother herself.
Let us introduce you to THE FORMIDABLE MRS. CHAO, the story of a woman born in China in the late 1800s—so long ago that her feet were bound when she was a child—who went on to bring Chinese food to homes across America. Her bestselling book HOW TO COOK AND EAT IN CHINESE, published in 1945 with an introduction by Pearl S. Buck, transformed our understanding of Chinese food from the likes of chop suey to real Chinese techniques and ingredients. She coined the term stir-fry and, later, potstickers.
Before she was a bestselling author, Mrs. Chao was many other kinds of formidable. One of China’s first female physicians, she opened the nation’s first birth control clinic, then married a brilliant linguist (after breaking off her arranged marriage!) and traveled with him around the world. Mother to three daughters, she really began cooking Chinese food for her family in America.
A thrilling account of one woman’s journey through extraordinary times and how she helped shape them, Jen Lin-Liu’s THE FORMIDABLE MRS. CHAO is a story of war, exile, immigration, and prejudice; of women and the struggles they face to balance family and ambitions; of cooking as a salve for trauma, a means of expression, and a form of freedom. It’s a Chinese story and an American story. It’s a love story and the story of a very independent woman. And it is written with verve and devotion (and recipes!) by a renowned food writer who is a chef and mother herself.
When Wren Ott takes a job as a nanny to a young boy, she’s practically desperate. She’ll do anything to avoid being homeless again. Anything to hide from her marriage that went south and the husband that still haunts her. The excellent salary and luxurious home are just a bonus.
Cadence Cresswell seems disconnected and lost in the massive, isolated Cresswell Mansion. She has little interest in the baby. Her mood swings are terrible. And her husband, the ruthless Lucien Cresswell, is only home when it suits him.
But Lucien is playing a dangerous game, and Wren is onto him. Now it’s up to Wren to protect the lady of the house and her young charge, before Lucien’s actions push them past the brink of their sanity.
Or at least that’s what you’ll think.
Cadence Cresswell seems disconnected and lost in the massive, isolated Cresswell Mansion. She has little interest in the baby. Her mood swings are terrible. And her husband, the ruthless Lucien Cresswell, is only home when it suits him.
But Lucien is playing a dangerous game, and Wren is onto him. Now it’s up to Wren to protect the lady of the house and her young charge, before Lucien’s actions push them past the brink of their sanity.
Or at least that’s what you’ll think.
The Lucero’s family museum hosts just one painting: a priceless masterpiece that infamously sows madness in anyone who looks at it . . . except a Lucero.
Mia Lucero always knew the painting would be her burden one day. But when death strikes her family, that day comes far too soon. Mia is forced to transfer back home to Vasari Art Academy: an elite college with ivy coated walls, centuries of prestige… and three gorgeous but temperamental artists she’s determined to avoid.
They want her gone. She has no choice but to stay. But when a stalker begins hunting Mia, her tormenters may be the only ones who can help her protect their shared obsession—the Lucero masterpiece.
Now, living with three sinfully handsome artists is hardly ideal, especially when Mia can’t keep her hands off them—nor they her. But as threats mount, the danger to the last Lucero and her painting may be closer to home than anyone expected.
And to survive, Mia may have to teach a masterclass in the art of revenge.
Mia Lucero always knew the painting would be her burden one day. But when death strikes her family, that day comes far too soon. Mia is forced to transfer back home to Vasari Art Academy: an elite college with ivy coated walls, centuries of prestige… and three gorgeous but temperamental artists she’s determined to avoid.
They want her gone. She has no choice but to stay. But when a stalker begins hunting Mia, her tormenters may be the only ones who can help her protect their shared obsession—the Lucero masterpiece.
Now, living with three sinfully handsome artists is hardly ideal, especially when Mia can’t keep her hands off them—nor they her. But as threats mount, the danger to the last Lucero and her painting may be closer to home than anyone expected.
And to survive, Mia may have to teach a masterclass in the art of revenge.
The New York Times and Sunday Times multimillion-copy bestselling “Queen of Twists” is back with a gripping new psychological thriller in the same vein as her previous eight bestsellers.
With the major breakout success of MY HUSBAND’S WIFE and the #1 Netflix show HIS & HERS, Alice Feeney is at a very exciting new level.
With the major breakout success of MY HUSBAND’S WIFE and the #1 Netflix show HIS & HERS, Alice Feeney is at a very exciting new level.