Lorelei's Secret
- ISBN-10
- 1444757040
- ISBN-13
- 9781444757040
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 288
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-07-19
- Publisher
- Hachette UK
- Author
- Carolyn Parkhurst
Description
'Here is what we know, those of us who can speak to tell a story: On the afternoon of October 21st, my wife, Lexy Ransome, climbed to the top of the apple tree in our back yard and fell to her death. There were no witnesses, save our dog Lorelei . . .' So begins this remarkable, unputdownable debut about a man faced with the sudden and inexplicable loss of the love of his life. Convinced that Lexy's death was not an accident, and driven by a desire to discover what really happened that October afternoon, Paul decides to embark on the only course of action he can possibly imagine. What follows is a luminous account of an extraordinary, magical love affair, and its aftermath. This is the story of a passionate woman and her irrepressible dreams; of a man who does not know how to begin to live without her; of an animal's loyalty and devotion, and of the desperate search for answers that leads them all to places they never expected to go.
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By Marti Mitchell... under Lorelei's secret rule and Lemaac's serenity and good humor. He wasn't the same arrogant, aloof man he once was, but he was still charming and fun and brilliant when it came to solving his countries issues.