Sarah Greenwood
Description
The fantastic journey of Belle, a bright and independent young woman who takes her father's place as the prisoner of a beast in his castle. As Belle befriends the castle's enchanted staff, she and the Beast slowly begin to look beyond their initial reactions to each other and see who they truly are. But back in Belle's village, her father's fears for her safety drive him to rally the villagers to free Belle from the castle--a plan that goes awry,...
Series
Pub. Date
[2006]
Description
Mr. Bennet is an English gentleman living in Hartfordshire with his overbearing wife and 5 daughters. There is the beautiful Jane, the clever Elizabeth, the bookish Mary, the immature Kitty and the wild Lydia. Unfortunately, if Mr. Bennet dies their house will be inherited by a distant cousin whom they have never met. The family's future, happiness, and security is dependent on the daughters making good marriages. Life is uneventful until the arrival...
Pub. Date
c2002, p2000
Description
Three men and three women fall in and out of love and back again. Eleanor, a sophisticated and slightly anal art restorer, is pitted against Frankie, a smartly dressed divorcee who still shares a flat with his bitter ex-wife, who meet one night at a salsa club. Another pairing sees Mo, a tough, love-'em-and-leave-'em kind, reunite with Eddie, a clumsy bloke who was in love with Mo years before and now dreams of winning her back. Meanwhile, Jocelyn,...
Pub. Date
2002
Description
Three men and three women fall in and out of love and back again. Eleanor, a sophisticated and slightly anal art restorer, is pitted against Frankie, a smartly dressed divorcee who still shares a flat with his bitter ex-wife, who meet one night at a salsa club. Another pairing sees Mo, a tough, love-'em-and-leave-'em kind, reunite with Eddie, a clumsy bloke who was in love with Mo years before and now dreams of winning her back. Meanwhile, Jocelyn,...
7) Atonement
Pub. Date
2008
Description
In 1935, thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis and her family live a life of wealth and privilege in their enormous mansion. On the warmest day of the year, the country estate takes on an unsettling hothouse atmosphere, stoking Briony's vivid imagination. Robbie Turner, the educated son of the family's housekeeper, carries a torch for Briony's headstrong older sister Cecilia. He hopes that Cecilia has comparable feelings. All it will take...