From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good House, the “harrowing, gripping, and beautiful” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at an institution—based on a shocking and little-known piece of American history.It’s 1927 and eighteen-year-old Mary Engle is hired to work as a secretary at a remote bu...

**"A sparkling debut novel...a bittersweet tale about love, marriage, and the perils of fame." —**PeopleJulia and Joe Ferraro are living the good life in Manhattan now that Joe’s finally made it; he’s the star of a hit TV show and has just been nominated for a Golden Globe. Even better, Julia and Joe are still madly in love.Or so Julia thinks until the fateful evening when she accidentally hears a voice mail on Joe’s phone—a message left by a woman...

New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a “zany, relatable essay collection” (Oprah Daily), told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser.“Ann Leary is a damn delight...Read this book!” —Glennon DoyleHaving arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With “humor and expert storytelling” (Oprah Dai...

From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good House, the “harrowing, gripping, and beautiful” (Laura Dave, New York Times bestselling author) story of two friends, raised in the same orphanage, whose loyalty is put to the ultimate test when they meet years later at an institution—based on a shocking and little-known piece of American history.It’s 1927 and eighteen-year-old Mary Engle is hired to work as a secretary at a remote bu...

New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary offers a “zany, relatable essay collection” (Oprah Daily), told from the perspective of a recovering people pleaser.“Ann Leary is a damn delight...Read this book!” —Glennon DoyleHaving arrived at a certain age (her prime), Ann Leary casts a wry backward glance at a life spent trying—and often failing—to be nice. With “humor and expert storytelling” (Oprah Dai...

The Good House, by Ann Leary, is funny, poignant, and terrifying. A classic New England tale that lays bare the secrets of one little town, this spirited novel will stay with you long after the story has ended.Now a major motion picture starring Sigourney Weaver and Kevin Kline!Hildy Good is a townie. A lifelong resident of a small community on the rocky coast of Boston's North Shore, she knows pretty much everything about everyone...

From New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet.Charlotte Maynard rarely leaves her mother’s home, the sprawling Connecticut lake house that belonged to her late stepfather, Whit Whitman, and the generations of Whitmans before him. While Charlotte and her sister, Sally, gre...

From New York Times bestselling author Ann Leary comes the captivating story of a wealthy, but unconventional New England family, told from the perspective of a reclusive 29-year-old who has a secret (and famous) life on the Internet.Charlotte Maynard rarely leaves her mother's home, the sprawling Connecticut lake house that belonged to her late stepfather, Whit Whitman, and the generations of Whitmans before him. While Charlotte and her sister, Sally, gre...

She was aching for Laura, but didn’t want to disappoint her. Drawing herself away from Laura’s hungry mouth she whispered, “I don’t know what to do.”Laura pulled the woman tight against her and kissed her slowly and deeply. Then she leaned back and smiled, “Oh, I think you do…”At 39 years of age, Laura seemed to have it all—a beautiful home, her own advertising agency, and a stunningly beautiful lover. And in business where luscious legs and a dazzling smile can make the di...

A voice like rich velvet, hair like amber silk and a body that ignites her legions of fans, Samantha Knight is the rare lesbian singer to make it to pop stardom. Her arrival and performances in Australia have been assigned to reviewer Julia Moran for coverage. Samantha’s sexuality isn’t a problem for Julia—she believes in live and let live.She’s not prepared for the onslaught of female adoration directed at Samantha, and anyone in her entourage. Her reporting extended to include a ...

Tall, athletic Joanna Kingston has a roguish way about her that draws women like a magnet. Yet, as too many lovers have discovered too late, though Joanna’s bedroom door is always open, she keeps her wounded heart under lock and key.Knowing too well Joanna’s “love ’em and leave ’em” reputation, beautiful Fiona Maddison is determined to keep their friendship platonic—unless she can break through Joanna’s impenetrable public persona. But as the sexual tension between them starts to s...

Our contemporary division of the progress of time should be delineated as B. A. E. (Before the AIDS Epidemic, i. e. , 1981) and P. A. E. Everyone keeps predicting the end of the epidemic, as Newsweek did in 1996 when combination therapy was introduced. But as far as we can tell from this vantage point, the virus continues, albeit a bit hobbled by a few drugs here and there, but moving forward nonetheless. Predictions are that over 100 million people will be infected with HIV by 2005. It is...