The Secret of Everything: A Novel - Softcover

O'Neal, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0553385526 ISBN 13: 9780553385526

Publisher: Bantam Books Inc, 2010

Synopsis

The Secret of Everything In this spectacular new novel, O'Neal tells the story of a woman's search for the one thing worth more than anything to her--falling in love and having a family. Full description

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From the Back Cover:

A self-described rolling stone, Tessa Harlow leads hiking tours for adventurous vacationers. When a freak injury during a trip that has already had its share of tragedy forces her to take a break, she heads to the mountains of Los Ladronas, New Mexico, to research a possible future tour. She has no clue that it is there, in very hip Los Ladronas, that she will embark on the adventure of her life.

Shortly after arriving, Tessa begins to have ominous nightmares -- or could they be memories? Though she remembers nothing from her early childhood, she knows without a doubt that Los Ladronas beckons -- that the secrets to her past lie buried in this place. As she begins to unravel the scars of her childhood, she meets Vince Grasso, father of three, including an eight-year-old girl who is as lost as Tessa is herself. With the help of Vince and his brood, and the denizens of Los Ladronas, Tessa Harlow may finally find her way home.

About the Author:

Barbara O'Neal fell in love with food and restaurants at the age of fifteen, when she landed a job in a Greek café and served baklava for the first time. She sold her first novel in her twenties, and has also published under the names Barbara Samuel and Ruth Wind. Since then she has won a plethora of awards, including two Colorado Book Awards and six prestigious RITAs, including one for The Lost Recipe for Happiness. Her novels have been widely published in Europe and Australia, and she travels all over the world, presenting workshops, hiking hundreds of miles, and, of course, eating. She lives with her partner, a British endurance athlete, and their collection of cats and dogs, in Colorado Springs.

About this edition

• Publisher: Bantam Books Inc
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0553385526
• ISBN 13: 9780553385526
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 400