Linda Lee
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"Portia Cuthcart and her two sisters find their way from Texas to Manhattan over the years, the heiresses to a dilapidated brownstone on the Upper West Side. Portia is running from a bad divorce and the knowledge that she has always been a little bit different, a little bit strange: the talented cook who knew exactly what to serve on what occasion, even to the point of predicting events that hadn't even happened yet. But she doesn't cook anymore....
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GRACE COLEBROOK HAS A WAY ABOUT HER
THAT JACK BERENGER CAN’T FORGET. . . .
If there’s one thing Grace Colebrook cannot tolerate, it’s hysterics. So when her fiancé betrays her on their wedding day, she refuses to make a scene. She simply walks away—straight into the arms of a powerful stranger. The morning after, regrets fly. But life gets truly complicated when it turns out that the man lives in the apartment below...
THAT JACK BERENGER CAN’T FORGET. . . .
If there’s one thing Grace Colebrook cannot tolerate, it’s hysterics. So when her fiancé betrays her on their wedding day, she refuses to make a scene. She simply walks away—straight into the arms of a powerful stranger. The morning after, regrets fly. But life gets truly complicated when it turns out that the man lives in the apartment below...
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He was a man who didn't deserve a second chance...but he needed one. Emily and her husband, Sandy Portman, seemed to live a gracious if busy life in an old-world, Upper West Side apartment in the famous Dakota building. But one night on the way to meet Emily, Sandy dies in a tragic accident. The funeral isn't even over before Emily learns she is on the verge of being evicted from their apartment. But worse than the possibility of losing her home,...
11) Ladies Who Lunch
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Fredericka Mercedes Hildebrand Ware (Frede to her friends) is a member of the Junior League, an elite organisation whose members live by a set of Rules for Acceptable Behaviour. But what is one to do when one's husband betrays one, steals one's money and disappears to places unknown? In her hour of need, there's only one person Frede can turn to for help: Howard Grout, the gold-medallion-wearing lawyer next door. But it will cost her. The price?
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Amos McGee was a zookeeper who always made time for his animal friends. One day, when his sniffles and sneezes prevented him from going to the zoo, he received some unexpected guests. This is a gently humorous tale of friendship and dedication. Includes an interview with Philip and Erin Stead.