Ten-year-old Mary comes to live in a lonely house on the Yorkshire moors and discovers an invalid cousin and the mysteries of a locked garden.

"The prequel to Barbara Taylor Bradford's New York Times bestselling and dazzling saga A Woman of Substance. Opening five years before the start of A Woman of Substance, A Man of Honor begins with 13-year-old Blackie O'Neill facing an uncertain future in rural County Kerry. Orphaned and alone, he has just buried his sister, Bronagh, and must leave his home to set sail for England, in search of a better life with his mother's brother in Leeds. There,...

Sent to live with her reclusive grandfather after the death of her parents, Heidi begins to befriend those around her. Despite her grandfather attempting to dull her personality, she perseveres and convinces those around her of the delightful aspects of life. Once she is old enough, Heidi is sent to be a lady's companion to a wealthy girl who, because of a limp, is considered an invalid. Heidi continues to make the best out of her situation and touches...

After the sudden death of their parents, the three Baudelaire children must depend on each other and their wits when it turns out that the distant relative who is appointed their guardian is determined to use any means necessary to get their fortune.

Wonderful adventures abound after James escapes from his fearful aunts by rolling away inside a giant peach.

The Big Friendly Giant (BFG) is no ordinary bone-crunching giant. It's lucky for Sophie that he is. Had she been carried off in the middle of the night by any of the other giants, she would have soon become breakfast. Sophie and the BFG decide they must stop them once and for all.

A series of unfortunate events, bk.2. After narrowly escaping the menacing clutches of the dastardly Count Olaf, the three Baudelaire orphans are taken in by a kindly herpetologist with whom they live happliy for an all-too-brief time.

A series of unfortunate events, bk.3. Castastrophes and misfortune continue to plague the Baudelaire orphans after they're sent to live with fearful Aunt Josephine who offers little protection against Count Olaf's treachery.

A series of unfortunate events, bk.4. Accidents, evil plots, and general misfortune abound when, in their continuing search for a home, the Baudelaire orphans are sent to live and work in a sinister lumbermill.

After schoolteacher Jodi Winfield finds a little girl on the side of the road, she delves into the isolated community of the Lancaster Old Order Amish to find answers.