Anne Rivers Siddons Books

Caroline Venable has everything her Southern heritage promised: money, prestige, a rich husband - and a predictable routine of country-club luncheons and cocktail parties. If Caro drinks a little too much for Clay's liking, he knows the reason why, and he takes comfort in the fact that she can escape to the island in the Lowcountry that her beloved Granddaddy left her. Wild and seemingly timeless, the island is a place of incomparable, breathtaking beauty - and it is the one place where Caroline can lose herself and simply forget. Roaming the island is a band of wild ponies, whose freedom and spirit have captivated Caro since she was a child. When she learns that her husband must either develop the island or lose the company that he has spent his whole life building, she is devastated. Spurred to action and inspired with new purpose, Caroline must confront the part of herself that she has numbed with alcohol and careful avoidance, and she must reconsider her priorities - what is so important that she would die for it? In fighting to save the island - her island - Caroline draws on an inner strength that forces her to reconsider her role in society, her marriage, and, ultimately, herself.

Presents a children's play based on the Rapunzel fairytale, coinciding with a production at Battersea Arts Centre.

After 21 years, Micah Winship is going home for a visit. She hasn't been home since her father threw her out, but now he is dying and asking for her. Armed with a successful career and a newfound strength following her divorce, Micah is still unprepared for a past that has lain in wait for her--one that includes an old love, a spoiled sister and a plot to seize her family's land.

Tenth anniversary edition! Set amidst the grandeur of Old Southern aristocracy, here is a novel that chronicles the turbulent changes of a great city--Atlanta--and tells the story of love and hate between a man and a woman. When Lucy comes to live with her cousin, Sheppard, and his family in the great house on Peachtree Road, she is an only child, never expecting that her reclusive young cousin will become her lifelong confidant and the source of her greatest passion and most terrible need.

Four women--sensitive Cecie, elegant Kate, sexy Ginger, and brilliant Fig--bound by the friendship they shared thirty years earlier, come back to their haunt at Nag's Head, North Carolina, and recall the love, pain, and betrayal of their youth. Reissue.

At the age of twelve, Emily Parmenter navigates a life filled with yearning and loss after the disappearance of her mother and the death of her brother. She finds solace in her secluded existence on a faded plantation, where her father and brothers are engrossed in hunting. Despite the narrowness of her surroundings, Emily discovers magic in her connection with the enchanting dolphins of Sweetwater Creek, the dogs she trains, and her special bond with her spaniel, Elvis. This world offers her a refuge from her painful reality.

Anny Butler, a devoted caretaker, transitions from nurturing her siblings to leading a children's welfare agency. Her life transforms when she marries Lewis Aiken, a spirited surgeon, and discovers a new kind of family. Instead of a traditional setup, she becomes part of the Scrubs, a close-knit group of childhood friends in Charleston who support each other as a surrogate family. This story explores themes of love, belonging, and the different forms that family can take.

Maude Chambliss was a bride of 19 when she first came to the summer colony of Retreat. Now 90, Maude begins to reflect on her life and the characters who helped shape it. It is a time for remembering the past, learning lessons and preparing for the future. From the author of Hill Towns.

Set against the backdrop of Atlanta's elite society, the story follows Lucy Bondurant Chastain Venable, a fiercely independent woman, and her shy cousin, Sheppard Gibbs Bondurant III. Their intense and complicated relationship is marked by a deep, tainted love that clashes with the oppressive expectations of their privileged upbringing. As they navigate their family's demands and the societal pressures surrounding them, their bond faces challenges fueled by past grievances and the constraints of their social environment.

Molly Bell Redwine's life unravels when her husband leaves her for a younger woman, followed by her mother's death and her family's disbandment. Taught to value family above all, she now faces the harsh reality of loneliness and unexpected change. As she navigates this tumultuous period, Molly must confront her beliefs and redefine what family truly means in her life.