false 573 1 1 ]]> female 331158 031298667X 9780312986674 11 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173808785m/331158.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173808785s/331158.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/331158.A_Week_in_Winter 3.85 65 A Week in Winter, her first book to be published in the U.S., British author Marcia Willett explores the competing claims of love, memory, and duty. Maudie knows that her beloved granddaughter Posy would have liked to inherit Moorgate. But she is surprised to learn who else wants the old house and what secrets unfold as she puts Moorgate on the market. What makes A Week in Winter a "women's" novel (and may narrow its appeal) is its slow development--nothing is rushed here--and a tendency to linger in the moment, savoring emotional nuances and fine points of plot and character. At best, this makes the novel a smooth and leisurely read, but it can also bring the action to a crawl. To compensate, Willett provides some mysterious clues that lend a Gothic aura to an otherwise straightforward tale of giving up a much-prized object in the hope that something better will arrive. --Regina Marler ]]> 573 3.62 466 97 2001 363102 0312996500 9780312996505 10 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174108794m/363102.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174108794s/363102.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/363102.The_Children_s_Hour 3.58 48
But when their estranged sister Georgie comes to stay, she brings unwelcome memories of her own, and long-buried secrets yet to be revealed. Now three sisters will engage in the most intimate children's hour of all-the story of their own lives, of a first love never-forgotten, of a passion that tore them apart, of a death that still casts its shadow of guilt and recrimination. And the truth of a fateful night that shattered their past, and still holds the power to define their future...
</div>]]> 573 3.62 466 97 2003 494687 0312997159 9780312997151 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175216815m/494687.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1175216815s/494687.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/494687.A_Summer_in_the_Country 3.81 37 A Week in Winter, her first to be published in the United States, received a rousing welcome from readers and reviewers alike. Her new novel, A Summer in the Country, introduces an equally beguiling cast of characters whose lives become intricately entwined at Foxhole, a charming and cozy country house on the wild edges of the Devon moors.

Brigid Foster has inherited Foxhole from her father, and has created two guest cottages, which she rents during the holidays to tourists. Brigid’s delight at welcoming Louise Parry, one of her regular summer visitors, is tempered by the irritating presence of Brigid’s monumentally judgmental mother, Frummie. Having abandoned Foxhole (and Brigid) forty years earlier, Frummie makes no secret of her disdain for the glorious natural splendor of her surroundings, nor of her preference for Brigid’s flightly but fabulous half-sister, Jemima. Jemima, meanwhile, has problems of her own.

When a stranger begins lurking in the isolated byways of the lonely countryside, Brigid turns to her oddly elusive father-in-law for comfort and protection. But both Brigid and Louise Parry are hiding certain essential facts, and each woman’s fragile sense of haven and security is threatened by disclosure. A Summer in the Country is the story of the enduring, but often painful love that exists between mothers and daughters, fathers and sons, and husbands and wives. It describes with exquisite sensitivity and tenderness the precarious journey each of us undertakes as one generation makes way for the next, as each indelible and priceless relationship grows, changes, blossoms, or dies. Marcia Willett writes novels that will last.
</div>]]> 573 3.62 466 97 2003 393843 0747252017 9780747252016 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410465m/393843.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410465s/393843.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393843.The_Courtyard 3.59 32 573 3.62 466 97 1995 393845 0312996497 9780312996499 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410466m/393845.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410466s/393845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393845.The_Birdcage 3.68 28 Marcia Willett’s fans have fallen in love with the English countryside and the wonderful characters that inhabit its idyllic setting. Written with shining honesty and compassion, The Birdcage has every bit of the wonder that Marcia Willett’s fans have come to expect…

THE BIRDCAGE

No one can foresee when life is about to change. For Felix Hamilton, it started with an evening at the theater. There, he first set eyes on the captivating actress Angel Blake, and knew he'd never be the same—an intense, forbidden love was about to turn his world upside down...

The Birdcage, Felix called it. For Angel and her daughter Lizzie, it was home. The funny old house played host to cozy nights and stolen, joy-filled days. Felix and Angel knew those days couldn't last. And little Lizzie couldn't understand how these times would shape her life. Until, years later, a holiday by the sea and a chance encounter reopen the doors to the Birdcage, secrets, and second chances...

</div></div>]]> 573 3.62 466 97 2005 393846 0312306628 9780312306625 6 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410467m/393846.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410467s/393846.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393846.First_Friends 3.21 28 573 3.62 466 97 1995 3282074 0593057732 9780593057735 8 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3282074.The_Way_We_Were 3.11 28 573 3.62 466 97 2008 742266 0312361009 9780312361006 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177914164m/742266.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1177914164s/742266.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/742266.Echoes_of_the_Dance 3.58 24 Echoes of the Dance is a gem of a story to be savored.</div></div>]]> 573 3.62 466 97 2006 393849 0747257167 9780747257165 5 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410469m/393849.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410469s/393849.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393849.Second_Time_Around 3.80 20 573 3.62 466 97 1998 393842 0312306644 9780312306649 3 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410465m/393842.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1174410465s/393842.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/393842.A_Friend_of_the_Family 3.59 17 First Friends, A Friend of the Family tells the tale of one of their friends, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, another mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George to pop the question. He does, but to the astonishment of Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping of tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat to be savored.</div>]]> 573 3.62 466 97 1995