The originality of this remarkably lovely novel struck me immediately and kept me turning pages. I've recommended it several times since and have bought a paperback copy to gift to friends at Christmas. This is a unique and very touching book with a touch of mystery.
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'Full of heart and humour . . . I loved it.' Ruth Hogan
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After Tova Sullivan's husband died, she began working the night cleaner shift at the Sowell Bay Aquarium. Ever since her eighteen-year-old son, Erik, mysteriously vanished on a boat over thirty years ago keeping busy has helped her cope. One night she meets Marcellus, a giant Pacific octopus living at the aquarium who…
I always appreciate it, both in fiction and in life, when middle aged women are not treated like they're invisible. This book about retired assassins fit that bill. The pacing is great, the characters are vivid and the story idea is as unique as it is compelling.
Older women often feel invisible, but sometimes that's their secret weapon.
Billie, Mary Alice, Helen and Natalie have worked for the Museum, an elite network of assassins, for forty years. But now their talents are considered old-school and no one appreciates their real-world resourcefulness in an age of technology.
When the foursome is sent on an all-expenses-paid trip to mark their retirement, they are targeted by one of their own. Only the Board, the top-level members of the Museum, can order the termination of field agents, and the women realise they've been marked for death.
A mystery set in the late 1700s in rural Maine, this book vividly brought forward the past without belabouring the point. I loved the protagonist and her passion for her work as a midwife and healer, and her quest for the truth. Her very sexy relationship with her husband didn't hurt either.
NATIONAL BESTSELLER • GMA BOOK CLUB PICK • AN NPR BOOK OF THE YEAR • From the New York Times bestselling author of I Was Anastasia and Code Name Hélène comes a gripping historical mystery inspired by the life and diary of Martha Ballard, a renowned 18th-century midwife who defied the legal system and wrote herself into American history.
"Fans of Outlander’s Claire Fraser will enjoy Lawhon’s Martha, who is brave and outspoken when it comes to protecting the innocent. . . impressive."—The Washington Post
"Once again, Lawhon works storytelling magic with a real-life heroine." —People Magazine
Without planning to, artist turned private investigator Freddie Lark has developed a reputation for helping underdogs. When her neighbour Ellie comes to her with the story of a friend whose child is missing, Freddie is moved. When she discovers that the child’s mother is part of the underground network that helps women and children escape abusive family members, Freddie is determined to help.
From award-winning author Alexandra Amor comes a contemporary mystery featuring a sleuth who makes up for her lack of experience (not to mention credentials) with grit, an obsessive need to know the answers, and a sassy mouth.
