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  • LIFE WRITING IN THE ANTHROPOCENE
    WHITE, JESSICA AND WHITLOCK, GILLIAN
    Life Writing in the Anthropocene is a collection of timely and original approaches to the question of what constitutes a life, how that life is narrated, and what lives matter in autobiography studies in the Anthropocene. This era is characterised by the geoengineering impact of humans, which is shaping the planet’s biophysical systems through the combustion of fossil fuels, pr...

    $1,160.00

  • MOTHERTIME
    GILLIAN WHITE
    In this dark comedy, five siblings who are fed up with their mother's negligent parenting conspire to teach her a lesson Caroline Townsend is a nightmare for her children. The former actress and current alcoholic hits her nadir on Christmas Eve. Her five young children hope for a Christmas celebration. Instead, they get a fight with their mother, who's absolutely plastered and ...

    $119.00

  • NASTY HABITS
    GILLIAN WHITE
    One secret can bury an entire family forever . . . Desmond is a man ill equipped for today's world. He is reclusive and unsocial, traits exacerbated by his domineering mother. As a result, Desmond is at his happiest when he's absolutely alone. During a birdwatching outing along the Devon coast, Desmond wanders into a cave. Inside, he finds something that appalls and terrifies h...

    $119.00

  • NIGHT VISITOR
    GILLIAN WHITE
    "Grabs you by the throat and won't let go." — Woman's Journal During their thirty years of marriage, Rose Redfern has confided everything (well, nearly everything) to Michael, and is certain that he would never hide anything from her. That's why it's such a shock when, shortly before Rose and Michael are set to take a romantic trip to Venice, she receives strong evidence that h...

    $174.00

  • THE PLAGUE STONE
    GILLIAN WHITE
    When three village women each make a wish on a local artifact, their desires come true in unexpected ways The Plague Stone squats at the center of the seemingly tranquil village of Meadcombe, haunted by legends of black magic. One night, three Meadcombe women each make a wish. Widowed Marian prays for the death of her mother-in-law, an unpleasant woman now suffering from dement...

    $119.00

  • REFUGE
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Does true evil exist in the world? Are people really what they seem? Abandoned by each of her children's fathers, Shelley Tremayne's having a tough time raising six kids alone. When she sees a TV newscast about five boys committing a horrible crime and recognizes her eleven-year-old son Joey in the surveillance camera footage, her life becomes infinitely worse. Although Joey sw...

    $119.00

  • RICH DECEIVER
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Money changes everything in this darkly comic tale of romantic revenge When shy, insecure Liverpudlian Ellie Freeman unexpectedly wins more than a million pounds in the football betting pools, she sees it as a way to transform the life of her bitter, frustrated, and, above all, distant husband Malcolm. She hides the news of her win from Malc, and uses the money to invest in a f...

    $119.00

  • UNHALLOWED GROUND
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Seeking refuge after a murder upends her life, a woman discovers that no matter how far she runs, she can't escape the demons of her past  Widowed London social worker Georgina "Georgie" Jefferson battles guilt and public disgrace when one of her charges, abused five-year-old Angela Hopkins, is beaten to death. She retreats to Furze Pen, an isolated Devon cottage that once belo...

    $119.00

  • VEIL OF DARKNESS
    GILLIAN WHITE
    It's not just writing, it's witchcraft . . . Kirsty flees her brutally abusive husband, Trevor, to take a job as a maid at the Burleston Hotel in Cornwall. She befriends two other new employees at the Burleston: overweight Avril, whose ego is crushed by her domineering family, and pretty, love-starved Bernadette, recently dumped by her upper-class boyfriend. In the hotel librar...

    $119.00

  • THE WITCH'S CRADLE
    GILLIAN WHITE
    "How the people love a sinner, especially when she is a woman. Witch! Witch!" The Dark End of the Street is a television program thatpries into the business of Barry and Cheryl Higgins and their three small children, uncovering every nasty aspect of their lives on welfare in front of a fascinated and disgusted audience. The couple didn't get rich off the wildly successful reali...

    $119.00

  • THE BEGGAR BRIDE
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Desperate for a new life, a London woman engineers a cunning deception "in this tangled tale that twists and turns up to the very end" ( Booklist).   Angela Harper's life has never been simple. She's an orphan who spent her childhood in foster homes. Her handsome, charming husband Billy can't hold down a job. And they're both stuck in a grimy London flat with no prospects for t...

    $109.00

  • CHAIN REACTION
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Moving house links many lives—and sets off an unexpected series of events—in this compelling tale from "a novelist of the highest quality" ( The Independent on Sunday).   What makes a house a home are the stories of the people who live there. And for the briefest of moments—when a house changes hands—the worlds of the sellers and buyers collide . . .   A woman too old and frail...

    $119.00

  • COPYCAT
    GILLIAN WHITE
    An unhealthy friendship takes a sinister turn in this psychological suspense novel perfect for fans of Gillian Flynn's Gone Girl. Martha and Jennie live next door to each other in a small suburban neighborhood. Martha is everything Jennie isn't—attractive, outgoing, and popular, with a handsome husband and perfect children. So Jennie is honored when Martha befriends her, even i...

    $119.00

  • THE CROW BIDDY
    GILLIAN WHITE
    One woman's harmful past comes back to haunt her, despite her best efforts to leave it behind When Molly Tarrent was boarding at the Farendon School, she made her share of mistakes. One included forming a witch-band with her friend, Erica. Together, they would practice their profane rites with a combination of drugs and magic. And when Amy Macey, one of their classmates, went m...

    $119.00

  • DOGBOY
    GILLIAN WHITE
    In the calm village of Middlehempston, a former social worker's past comes back to haunt her Jem loved her job. She was a social worker, and she always took care of her cases. One boy, Fergus, took to her instantly. From the age of eight, when his mother died and he landed at the social services office, he loved Jem fiercely. But Jem's marriage to Gerry, in Fergus's mind, was t...

    $119.00

  • GRANDFATHER'S FOOTSTEPS
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Jessica's scheme was supposed to get her a new baby—but she didn't count on getting an entire family Jessica was living the perfect London life, with a great job at an auction house and a striking Italian boyfriend, Rudi. Only one thing was missing: a baby. Despite numerous visits to the doctor and repeated efforts to conceive, the couple was having no luck. That is, until Bren...

    $119.00

  • SELECTED NOVELS VOLUME ONE
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Three chilling novels of psychological suspense from "a novelist of the highest quality" ( The Independent on Sunday).   Copycat: Martha's new neighbor, Jennie, seems to love everything about her: her beautiful house, impressive children, attractive husband, even the way she dresses. It's all a bit much. But when Jennie starts changing, gaining confidence and succeeding in love...

    $382.00

  • THE SLEEPER
    GILLIAN WHITE
    The sins of the past haunt an isolated farmhouse as a snowstorm rages outside . . . It's not shaping up to be a very merry Christmas. Clover Moon feels trapped in her life as a farmer's wife. She certainly doesn't enjoy hosting Fergus's mother, Violet, who always finds new ways to publicly humiliate her unsatisfactory daughter-in-law. But would Violet ever seek a more violent w...

    $119.00

  • CHAIN REACTION
    GILLIAN WHITE
    Moving house links many lives—and sets off an unexpected series of events—in this compelling tale from “a novelist of the highest quality” (The Independent on Sunday).   What makes a house a home are the stories of the people who live there. And for the briefest of moments—when a house changes hands—the worlds of the sellers and buyers collide . . .   A woman too old and frail ...

    $119.00

  • THE CROW BIDDY
    GILLIAN WHITE
    One woman’s harmful past comes back to haunt her, despite her best efforts to leave it behind When Molly Tarrent was boarding at the Farendon School, she made her share of mistakes. One included forming a witch-band with her friend, Erica. Together, they would practice their profane rites with a combination of drugs and magic. And when Amy Macey, one of their classmates, went m...

    $119.00