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A complicated, angry son, Calumet Marston, returns to his boyhood homestead to find his hated father dead and a stranger, a woman named Betty, in charge. Her family had aided his father, and now she is "the boss". His father's will stipulates certain conditions before Calumet can take over, including repairs to the ranch and to the relationship he had with his dad. Several letters Betty has lead Calumet to a new understanding of his father and their stormy history. Murder, gun fights, ambush, ancient treasure - it's all here.

From the prize-winning fiction writer Richard Bausch (“A master of the novel as well as the story . . . Effortlessly engaging” —Sven Birkerts, The New York Times), a sharp, affecting, masterly new novel about a close-knit theater community in Memphis and one turbulent, transformative...

Schon lange hat sich die alte Bäckerin ein Kind gewünscht – und als ihr eine Hexe ein magisches Samenkorn verkauft, geht dieser Wunsch endlich in Erfüllung: Denn aus dem Korn wächst eine Blume und aus deren Knospe steigt Däumelinchen … ein niedliches, gerade mal fingergroßes Mädchen, das bald in große Abenteuer verstrickt werden wird.