Böcker av Jane Hatton

They were the beautiful, rich and indulged daughters of a very famous man who adored them, but when Austin Willerby died, Julie-Anne and Austine found themselves, money, property and all, in the hands of a complete stranger. It did not seem as if Merlin Ravenscourt ('Only someone like Anabel could find a name like that!' commented Julie-Anne) meant to take his guardianship very seriously, but nevertheless, a little daunted by the sudden removal of so much protective affection, the two girls travelled from America to England to discuss their future. Their father's friends placed them on the plane with fond solicitude - and at the other end their guardian waited to receive them.But something went wrong, and they found that they had flown from a world where they were loved and sheltered into one which more closely resembled a nightmare.A tense and exciting novel, utterly convincing.

The Nankervises are planning a wedding. As one might expect from such a dysfunctional family, chaos and confusion reign - the bride's mother has disowned her, her father is about to release an entire cattery of cats among the pigeons, her sister is fighting to save her marriage, and the groom is heading for a breakdown.

Cress lived in fantasy land, she always had. Nobody thought it was dangerous. She would grow out of it when she married and joined the real world.

Chel and Oliver flee westward to Cornwall to escape unacceptable interference and some challenging problems, each the result of Oliver's crippling encounter with a gang of thugs in his home town of Embridge. They have no idea of where they are heading, or what they will do when they get there.

A chance meeting at Debbie's wedding has put an idea into her head, on an impulse she acts upon it: she will trace her father, Henry, and in learning about him she maybe can find herself ... but where the quest will lead her is not where she expected.

In A Rooftop View we are gradually introduced to a cast of characters from the not-so-innocent bystander to the dominant and often wicked.

Cheryl loved Oliver, Oliver loved Cheryl. Jonathan loved Cheryl too, and Joanna loved Oliver. Cheryl's parents distrusted Oliver, and wanted her to marry Jonathan, Oliver's whole family appeared to despise Cheryl and would have preferred him to marry Joanna.

Dot's social position in Embridge, a small seaside town in Dorset, defines her lifetime's achievement, so that when her openly despised son-in-law becomes a celebrity overnight, making her a laughing stock among those she has always considered her friends, her humiliation is complete.

It began as a murder mystery, more than twenty years old and remaining unsolved, and it held a special fascination for Kim and Diana because Kim had inadvertently rented the scene of the crime - but as they were to discover, once you start digging in such circumstances, you're almost bound to disinter things that other people wish to keep hidden.

The reunion of a disrupted family, the rescue of a near-derelict listed building and its adjacent farmland, and the restoration of a man's whole life. A West Country saga, and a delight to read.