The Doldrums and the Helmsley Curse
- 384 pages
- 14 hours of reading
"Archer Helmsley's grandparents have finally returned home, but there are rumors they've brought a curse with them"-- Provided by publisher



"Archer Helmsley's grandparents have finally returned home, but there are rumors they've brought a curse with them"-- Provided by publisher
The old tea house on Mulberry Street in Belfast hasn�t changed much over the years. But it�s about to bear witness to some significant transformations � Daniel Stanley might make the most glorious deserts in the whole of Ireland, but he won�t support his wife Penny�s desire to have at least one bun in the oven. And the owners of Muldoon�s Tea Rooms are just two of the people inside hoping for change. Struggling artist Brenda sits penning letters to Nicholas Cage and dreaming of a better life. Sadie finds refuge from her diet and her husband�s infidelity in Daniel�s famous cherry cheesecake. Clare returns home from twenty years in New York, still cherishing the memory of the one night she truly loved � and lost. And Penny herself discovers a secret from the past � and a sexy estate agent very much in her present. They all want their lives to change � but are they willing to face the consequences? And the possibility that you might not always be able to have your cake � and eat it.
From Dune to Rakis to Dune, the wheel turns full circle. From burning desert to green and fertile land and on again to burning desert ... the cycle is complete. The people of the Scattering are returning. Amongst them, mysterious and threatening, are the women who call themselves the Honoured Matres, adepts of an ecstatic cult. And on Rakis, become Dune, an ancient prophecy is fulfilled with the coming of the she-sheer, Sheeana ...