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The face Esme Waters presents to the world is not the face she sees in the mirror. Even her three daughters don't know the truth behind her careful smile. But a chance meeting with a psychiatrist in Paris opens the first crack in Esme's mind. While her own children are falling in love, learning about loyalty, and rebelling against the rules, Esme discovers that sometimes the walls you build for protection need to come tumbling down.

Ireland 1944: a German plane crashes, shattering a young family. Rescued by their Aunt Lucy, Amelia and Mattie try to start afresh. The story moves from 1940s Ireland to post-war England, Malta, and London in the 1960s and '70s. A tale of survival, self-discovery, and falling in love.

In the book, Nine Pounds of Gold, author Stanley G. Buford extols the virtues of a young "would-be scientist", Bick, who wants to change the world after inventing a machine to extract gold from the oceans. With his trusty sidekick, little brother Stink, and the confidence of a crafty science teacher, Mr. Priestly, he sets out to turn his new dream into reality. You will be amazed and intrigued with the ending to this story.