In "The Lantern", an intriguing tale that effortlessly spans time and place, award-winning author Joanne Lewis presents a mystery of Italian architectural history that follows two women’s quests to break free from their past, address... Read More

Young and mature women alike wonder whether their lives would have been different if they possessed or lacked beauty. In "Beauties", a novel by Mary Troy, this question is explored. Yet her examination of the power, scope, and mere... Read More

When her son, Jeffrey, then twenty-four years old, called her one evening in December 2006 and uttered his “famous” words: “Mom, I’ve been thinkingÂ…” Karen Dye-Walker knew that something was about to happen. She didn’t... Read More

The uncertain air that magnified some things and blotted out others hung over the whole Gulf so that sights were unreal and vision could not be trusted. —John Steinbeck The Pearl (1945) A Bombay pearl magnate Dilip Chandra undertakes... Read More