The Treasure Box: A Novel
An enchanted blue tin chest sets in motion a course of events  that threatens to change the life of a bitter travel writer in Penelope  Stokes's entertaining novelThe Treasure Box. Vita Kirk won't  let anyone get close to her: "Where most people had what psychologists  callboundaries, Vita had always hadfortresses." Even  the charming Hap Reardon, owner of the Pastimes Antique Shoppe, can't  penetrate Vita's tough veneer. But when Vita purchases and brings home a painted treasure box with the inscription "Love Is the  Key That Unlocks Every Portal," strange things start to happen.  Suddenly, her computer takes on a life of its own by showing Vita  events from the past involving the blue antique. By the time the story  of the treasure box disappears from Vita's computer, her life is turned upside down. Stokes, who delights in using special objects as a  device to wind her plots around (a blue bottle inThe Blue Bottle  Club, a piece of jewelry inThe Amethyst Heart), will  continue to please her fans with this beautifully packaged tale.--Cindy Crosby--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.