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Tribute
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MSRP: $26.95
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Manufacturer: Putnam Adult
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Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley is a long way from Hollywood. And that’s exactly how Cilla McGowan wants it. Cilla, a former child star who has found more satisfying work as a restorer of old houses, has come to her grandmother’s farmhouse, tools at her side, to rescue it from ruin. Sadly, no one was able to save her grandmother, the legendary Janet Hardy. An actress with a tumultuous life, Janet entertained glamorous guests and engaged in decadent affairs—but died of an overdose in this very house more than thirty years earlier. To this day, Janet haunts Cilla’s dreams. And during waking hours, Cilla is haunted by her melodramatic, five-times-married mother, who carried on in the public spotlight and never gave her a chance at a normal childhood. By coming east, rolling up her sleeves, and rehabbing this wreck of a house, Cilla intends to find some kind of normalcy for herself.
Plunging into the project with gusto, she’s almost too busy to notice her neighbor, graphic novelist Ford Sawyer—but his lanky form, green eyes, and easy, unflappable humor (not to mention his delightfully ugly dog, Spock) are hard to ignore. Determined not to perpetuate the family tradition of ill-fated romances, Cilla steels herself against Ford’s quirky charm, but she can’t help indulging in a little fantasy.
But love and a peaceful life may not be in the cards for Cilla. In the attic, she has found a cache of unsigned letters suggesting that Janet Hardy was pregnant when she died—and that the father was a local married man. Cilla can’t help but wonder what really happened all those years ago. The mystery only deepens with a series of intimidating acts and a frightening, violent assault. And if Cilla and Ford are unable to sort out who is targeting her and why, she may—like her world-famous grandmother— be cut down in the prime of her life.
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What Customers Say About Tribute:
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I think that "Tribute" is Nora Roberts' best book ever.As always it is wonderfully written, but I add "Hilarious" and"So Much FUN to read" to my description as well.This is a mystery-story and a romance, and So Much MORE.Borrow it or buy it, just Read it; you won't be sorry you did.~jane
I fully understand why many of Nora's faithful fans have disliked this book. Putting aside Nora's insistence on talking about flowers, and in this case, paint colors and plumbing fixtures, my disappointment was in the ending. They feel abandoned. She has changed her standard format of "strong woman coming to strong man who doesn't change her." It is somewhat like making a hamburger out of lamb -- unexpected although enjoyable. It's just too much like Miss Marple in the sitting room, solving the whodunnit. All of a sudden, we know the villain.
The book warns you that you won't be able to put it down and they were so right. The storyline was right down my alley though, being the 'do it yourselfer' that I am. I have already passed it along to my book buddies and so far three of us came up with the same conclusion. It was awesome.
A must read for anyone who enjoys good reading, good writing, and an overall great story. The characters are great as usual, get it, read it
I have pretty much read everything NR wrote and unfortunately this is one of her worst books with the exception of Midnight Bayou.I do not know what is happening with NR but her last few books have been really bad including her latest J.D Robs books in the in death series (which I adore). This book suffers from the same malady that seems to plague her books these days:- shallow/cardboard cut-out characters- a boring relationship- a boring plot and contrived motives- trite dialogue. who speaks like that.- nauseating detail about a boring subject: if I wanted to learn about construction and remodeling I would buy a book from Home Depot.- an unbelievable villain that is sprang on us at the endSkip it.My recommendation instead would be for older books such as Honest Illusions (my absolute favorite), The circle triology (my favorite of her triologies), High Noon, The Reef, the three sisters trilogy (the best was Face the Fire), I also enjoyed Birhtright, Three fates, The chesapeake quadrology, Carolina Moon, and Homeport
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