Ask Mariah
When Mariah, the magical fortune-teller in the crystal ball, tells them to go to school to find their mother, who has died in a boating accident, six-year-old twins Lily and Rose do just that?and find a teacher whose uncanny resemblance to their mother elates them and unnerves Michael Ashton, their unsuspecting architect father. But there is more to Johanna Wingate's resemblance to the late Angela Ashton than just coincidence; and as Johanna and Michael begin to look for answers, old sins and long-kept secrets rock the happiness of everyone involved. Compelling and well written, this multilayered romance promises appealing characters, a dash of humor, and a bit of unexplained magic to a story with a serious theme. Freethy's Daniel's Gift (Avon, 1996) is a 1997 Rita finalist; she lives in the San Francisco area.Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.