Caterina Pellegrini is a native Venetian, and like so many of them, she's had to leave home to pursue her career. With a doctorate in baroque opera from Vienna, she lands in Manchester, England. Manchester, however, is no Venice. When Caterina gets word of a position back home, she jumps at the opportunity. The job is an unusual one. After nearly three centuries, two locked trunks, believed to contain the papers of a baroque composer have been discovered....

Determined to leave something more valuable than money to his six children, philanthropist and billionaire Paul Parnell instructs his lawyers to create an unusual will stipulating that the lion's share of his estate be given to those heirs who, within one year, pass "the test."

"From the author compared to Norah Ephron and Nancy Mitford, not to mention Jane Austen, comes a new novel celebrating the beauty, mischief, and occasional treachery of language. The Grammarians are Laurel and Daphne Wolfe, identical, inseparable redheaded twins who share an obsession with words. They speak a secret "twin" tongue of their own as toddlers; as adults making their way in 1980s Manhattan, their verbal infatuation continues, but this love,...

"A novel set on an historic estate that once housed an arts colony. Doug, the husband of the estate's heir, desperately needs the colony files to get his stalled academic career back on track. But what he discovers, when he finally gets his hands on them, is more than he bargained for. Doug may never learn the house's secrets, but the reader will, as Makkai leads us on a thrilling journey into the past of this eccentric family"--

Papers of and relating to Nathaniel Fish, Sr. (constable) and his sons, John, Nathaniel, Jr., Stephen, Jr., and Ellis Fish, all yeoman (farmers and landowners), of Sandwich, Mass., including estate papers, deeds, and orders of Nathaniel Fish as tax collector to enforce payment of taxes in Sandwich; papers of Dorothy Hamlin, heir to the Fish estate; papers of the family of Josiah Fish, Sr., including estate papers of Fish and agreements of his sons,...

Everyday hundreds of adult children become middle-aged orphans when their elderly parents pass away, leaving behind more than just memories. You've heard the horror stories: arguments over stuff, an inheritance lost forever when easily deceived parents are scammed, siblings estranged, an adult heir taken from daily responsibilities for months because of the enormous task of clearing out a childhood home. It doesn't have to be that way. The Estate...

A French police detective travels to Japan to settle the estate of a dead ex-lover, where a series of violent and comedic surprises await him.

The moment the Grace family moves into the dilapidated Spiderwick Estate, strange things begin to happen. Jared is a curious, adventurous boy who quickly seeks out and finds the hidden laboratory of his great great uncle Arthur Spiderwick. He unleashes a mysterious force when he locates a field guide full of the secrets of the magical creatures that inhabit the forest surrounding the mansion. His twin brother Simon is calm and reserved. He is the...

This collection consists of a small book that reproduces John Davis's will which includes an appraisement of his real estate, personal and household items and a settlement of accounts with various people.