{"product_id":"columbella-9781504044004","title":"Columbella","description":"\u003cb\u003eA governess becomes entangled with a dysfunctional and dangerous family in this novel by a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e-bestselling \"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003emaster of suspense\" (Mary Higgins Clark).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Finally liberated from her cruel and domineering mother, twenty-eight-year-old schoolteacher Jessica Abbott has accepted a position as governess in Hampden House, a crumbling plantation on the cliffs of St. Croix. Her charge is Leila Drew, the oppressed teenage daughter of a pathologically punishing mother. But the vulnerable girl is not Catherine Drew's only victim.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For years, Catherine's desperate husband, King, a man to whom Jessica is irresistibly drawn, has been searching for the means to a safe escape--for himself and Leila--from this ruin of a family. As Jessica becomes further entwined in the violent dynamics of the Drew family, she realizes Catherine's wretched power may be grounded in a secret that has trapped not only King and Leila, but herself as well.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A recipient of the Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award, Phyllis A. Whitney was hailed by Mary Higgins Clark as \"a superb and gifted story teller, and a master of suspense.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis ebook features an illustrated biography of Phyllis A. Whitney including rare images from the author's estate.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media Romance\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/29\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781504044004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.24w x 0.73d","brand":"Phyllis a. Whitney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36655189786780,"sku":"9781504044004","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_9f6ff4d3-1553-4cb2-a170-9b8c7852df89.jpg?v=1603884951","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/columbella-9781504044004","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}