Home FiresA stunning, delicate portrait of a family bookended by war, Home Fires explores the legacy of loss, the strictures of class and the long road to redemption. Max Weston, twenty one, leaves for his first army posting in central Africa. What happens to him changes the lives of his family forever. At home, his parents struggle to cope. The overwhelming love Caroline has always felt for her only child is now matched by the intensity of Max's absence. The

or the sparks that soon fly with her fellow competitor

after an on-air mental breakdown

his health and business reputation on the global stage - and how he is now working on getting it all back

most recently seen in The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse

Pinkalicious and her family go on a trip to the beach for a day of sun

Malcolm MacLeod

Readers who enjoy Christopher Paul Curtis's The Watsons Go to Birmingham and

The Physiognomy

lighter style of baking that results in fabulous cakes and cookies

” — Luis Alberto Urrea

we so often focus on others

but always in search of a greater understanding of the world in which we live