children of the rich

Rose Campbell, orphaned at thirteen, goes to live with her aunts Peace and Plenty while awaiting the return of her guardian, Uncle Alec, from abroad, and the lonely, sickly girl is soon swept up in the adventures of her seven lively boy cousins, and influenced by the cheerful attitude of Phebe, a young housemaid.

"Rich in poignant detail, Niederhoffer paints a fascinating portrait of six sisters engaged in the merciless age-old fist-fight, struggling to love and best each other in turn."--Nicola Kraus, co-author of "The Nanny Diaries.".

Carole Mason is haunted by the death of an unknown woman in a cabin in the woods of Vermont and hunted by Eddie Lindbaeck and Naomi who blamed the murder on Carole in order to extort money from her; however, several years later when the murder comes to the surface again, Carole must make a decision between truth or running away again.

Newly graduated pediatrician, Dr. Shelley Greene, is hired by the exclusive Madison Pediatrics, where she is thrown into the world of the rich and famous.

Arthur Henning arrives at the Duvall's country estate hoping to rebuild his life and forget his painful experiences in Vienna, but when his son impregnates his boss's daughter, Arthur is forced from his solitude to protect his unborn grandchild.

A young drug dealer chronicles a week in the lives of several bored, rich Manhattan teens who entertain themselves with drugs and sex while their parents vacation overseas, which culminates in a brutally violent New Year's Eve party.

Alice Moore is eight years old in 1915 when she goes to live with her grandmother in southern Ireland. Alice discovers that her life of privilege is reserved for the Anglo-Irish as she comes to know others outside her circle. In the aftermath of the Easter Rising of 1916, Alice is torn between her heritage and her conscience.