Pandora
A novel about love, high living, intrigue and a missing painting.
Raymond Kelvedon had been a dashing subaltern in 1944 when he had come across the glorious painting by Raphael depicting Pandora releasing the seven deadly sins into the world. The painting ended up on the bedroom wall of his beautiful home, Foxes Court, in the peaceful county of Larkshire. His tempestuous wife, Galina, entertained her lovers there as well as giving birth to her four children beneath its watchful gaze, but after her tragic and mysterious death, Raymond kept the painting hidden away in a tower room, its existence forgotten by most of those who ever knew about it.
Now, Raymond has a gallery, a new wife and adorable young twins, as well as his four grown children. Then into all their lives erupts Emerald - lovely, talented and desperately searching for her real parents. Zach Ansteig, an attractive and mysterious American encourages her to go to Foxes Court where, he persuades her, her birth mother will be found. The Kelvedon family is outraged. But Zach is also searching for something - the Raphael Pandora, which he believes should belong to him.
"From the Trade Paperback edition.
Good Night, Engines by Denise Dowling Mortensen, ISBN 0618135375
In this inviting bedtime book, lyrical verse tells of various vehicles winding down for the night as luminous paintings depict a little boy playing with toy engines in his bedroom. Full color.
Good Night, Engines by Denise Dowling Mortensen, ISBN 0618135375 
Sofas > Good Night, Engines by Denise Dowling Mortensen, ISBN 0618135375
The Intelligent Layman's Book of British Furniture, 1600-2000
The Intelligent Layman's Book of British Furniture, 1600-2000
Sofas > The Intelligent Layman's Book of British Furniture, 1600-2000
Gaspard and Lisa's Rainy Day by Anne Gutman, ISBN 0375822526
Gaspard and Lisa, best friends, are stuck inside Lisa's grandmother's house one rainy afternoon with nothing to do. They try to bake a cake, until Grandma sees the mess they've made in the kitchen. Then, they start a game of tennis in the dining room, but Dad doesn't like that idea at all. Turning the bedroom into a haunted house is not a big hit with Mom. Finally, Gaspard and Lisa decide to put a puzzle together. Hopefully, Grandma won't mind if they cut up her rabbit-and-pheasant poster and put it back together again. . . .
Gaspard and Lisa's Rainy Day by Anne Gutman, ISBN 0375822526
Sofas > Gaspard and Lisa's Rainy Day by Anne Gutman, ISBN 0375822526