Books by Marlene Hauser

Lily is only four when she realises her family is headed for disaster. A cat-and-mouse game of escape and entrapment ensues, testing Lily's resilience, resourcefulness and family loyalty. Jack, an emotionally scarred war veteran, enlists the help of his mother to turn his children against the fragile Lauren, who he has successfully driven away.

Krista Bourne has always been surrounded by the strength, love and wealth of her family and their homes in New York City and Martha's Vineyard. She has never had to think for herself. Living with boyfriend Michael and her elderly grandfather, she can also summon up the comforting ghosts of her beloved father and grandmother.