Alice, Corvus, and Annabel, three misfit, motherless teanage girls, form an unlikely circle of friendship in the Arizona desert as they search for meaning, identity, and their own individual paths in the world.
The only way for Clarissa to get the house she loves, a beautiful Tudor manor, is to marry Thomas, a man she doesn't love, and share the house with him, two eccentric aunts, and various ghosts
Previously citizens of Mexico, these men were all Americans when their necks were stretched. The official story is that the vigilantes rid the county of murderous bandits, the so-called Powers-Linares Gang. My story is a little different.
A father lusts after his handsome gardener even as he's haunted (literally) by his dead wife; a heartbroken dog runs afoul of an angry neighbor; a young stroke victim drifts...
Written in 1956 but still relevant and throught-provoking today, this book is an absolute revelation on test flying with the British aircraft organisations and manufacturers in the 1950s.
The Quick and the Dead
Clarissa really falls in love with the house - a beautiful Tudor manor in the Welsh marches: marrying Thomas is simply the best way to get it.