Editorial Content for The Fortune Seller
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Norah Piehl
Rosie Macalister might feel like somewhat of an outsider at Yale, but there's one place where she knows she belongs: among her group of closest friends, all of whom ride for the Equestrian Club. When Rosie, who grew up in southern Illinois as the daughter of two veterinarians, arrived in New Haven knowing no one, she --- like most other first-year riders --- was subjected to an awkward but harmless hazing ritual from older team members. But one person, Cressida Tate, took Rosie under her wing and immediately integrated Rosie into their friend group. Read More
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Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team. But when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds that the group has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder: Annelise Tattinger. A talented tarot reader and a brilliant rider, the enigmatic Annelise is unlike anyone Rosie has ever met. But when one of their friends notices money disappearing from her bank account, Annelise's place in the circle is thrown into question. As the girls turn against each other, the group’s unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences. It's only after graduation, when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund, that she uncovers Annelise's true identity --- and how her place in their elite Yale set was no accident.
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Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team. But when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds that the group has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder: Annelise Tattinger. A talented tarot reader and a brilliant rider, the enigmatic Annelise is unlike anyone Rosie has ever met. But when one of their friends notices money disappearing from her bank account, Annelise's place in the circle is thrown into question. As the girls turn against each other, the group’s unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences. It's only after graduation, when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund, that she uncovers Annelise's true identity --- and how her place in their elite Yale set was no accident.
About the Book
"Yellowjackets" meets THE CLOISTERS in this beguiling coming-of-age story about class, reinvention and destiny, set against the backdrop of two mysterious deaths.
Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team. But when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds that the group has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder: Annelise Tattinger.
A talented tarot reader and a brilliant rider, the enigmatic Annelise is unlike anyone Rosie has ever met. But when one of their friends notices money disappearing from her bank account, Annelise's place in the circle is thrown into question. As the girls turn against each other, the group’s unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences.
It's only after graduation, when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund, that she uncovers Annelise's true identity --- and how her place in their elite Yale set was no accident. Is it too late for Rosie to put right what went wrong, or does everyone's luck run out at some point?
Set in the heady days of the early aughts, THE FORTUNE SELLER is a haunting examination of class, ambition and the desires that shape our lives.
Audiobook available, read by Stephanie Cannon
Editorial Content for The Kamogawa Food Detectives
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Curtis Edmonds
Some years back, I was reading a Nero Wolfe mystery. Nero Wolfe and Archie Goodwin were having a talk in the kitchen. There was (for some reason) a baseball game on the radio, and someone pointed out that Atlanta was playing the Mets. Reading that little aside took me right out of the story. Why? Because it seemed like such an anachronism. The Mets came into being in 1962; the Braves wouldn’t move to Atlanta until 1966. Read More
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Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by. The father-daughter duo are “food detectives.” Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person’s treasured memories --- dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility.
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Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by. The father-daughter duo are “food detectives.” Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person’s treasured memories --- dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility.
About the Book
THE KAMOGAWA FOOD DETECTIVES is the first book in the bestselling, mouth-watering Japanese series, for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD.
What’s the one dish you’d do anything to taste just one more time?
Down a quiet backstreet in Kyoto exists a very special restaurant. Run by Koishi Kamogawa and her father Nagare, the Kamogawa Diner serves up deliciously extravagant meals. But that's not the main reason customers stop by.
The father-daughter duo are “food detectives.” Through ingenious investigations, they are able to recreate dishes from a person’s treasured memories --- dishes that may well hold the keys to their forgotten past and future happiness. The restaurant of lost recipes provides a link to vanished moments, creating a present full of possibility.
A bestseller in Japan, THE KAMOGAWA FOOD DETECTIVES is a celebration of good company and the power of a delicious meal.
Audiobook available, read by Hanako Footman
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