Seeking to convalesce from a serious illness and finish a literary project, New York book editor Claire Doheney house-sits an oceanfront mansion on Chappaquiddick Island, where she falls in love with a mysterious loner who harbors a devastating secret.

Another Lillian Beckwith story of love, loss and the struggle for existence in the remote Hebridean Islands.

Celebrated photographer Dennis Minty returns with another vivid collection of images that capture the spirit of his island home. With his knowledge of place and photographic vision, Minty reveals the island's rugged majesty in every season of the year. Newfoundland: An Island Apart travels from the colourful streets of St. John's to the vibrant communities "around the bay" -- with some hidden gems in between -- to present some of the most captivating and spectacular images of this extraordinary island in the North Atlantic.

From the celebrated author of Planet Barbecue and How to Grill comes a surprising story of love, loss, redemption, and really good food. Claire Doheney, recovering from a serious illness, agrees to house-sit in an oceanfront mansion on Chappaquiddick island in Martha's Vineyard. The New York book editor hopes to find solace, strength, and sufficient calm to finish her biography of the iconoclastic psychotherapist, Wilhelm Reich. The last thing she expects to find is love. Then she meets a mysterious man the locals call the Hermit. No one knows his real name or where he lives. To their mutual surprise, Claire and the stranger discover that they share a passion for cooking that soon sparks something more. But Claire's new friend has a terrible secret that threatens to drive them apart forever. The clock is ticking. Can Claire let love into her life once more before it's too late? Told by a New York Times bestselling author and international TV host with a keen eye for Chappaquiddick's extraordinary natural beauty, Island Apart has it all—romance, history, travel, crime, lovemaking of exquisite intensity, and cooking scenes so vivid, they'll make your taste buds ache with hunger. Steven Raichlen's novel is a smart love story—not to mention a terrific beach read. Think The Bridges of Madison County with better food. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

This is a collection of verbal sketches drawn or written years ago on our island summer home in Lake Champlain. My sons were thirteen and ten. Recording their comments, observations, comebacks, and the variety of their activities ... the activities of our extended family ... seemed a way to preserve, to remember the days. Somehow words seemed better than a camera (which I didn't have at the time), the odd, unscripted, often poetic words of children, uncluttered by cliche, their improvisational thoughts expressing unexpected insight, humor, poignancy, wisdom. These, juxtaposed with the eccentricities of my brilliant father, the kindness of my ever-wise mother, along with the traditions of my Victorian-minded mother-in-law who helped to ground my sons in the history of place - all of this reminds me of why I cherished that time and why I continue to cherish this place.