Best Selling Books by Anne George

“Powerful, stunning . . . There’s a mystery here, and a murder. But the real story, the heart of the matter, is family.” —Birmingham News In the deep South, where love and hatred run deep and close, dissension often simmers just beneath the surface. When a family gathers for a funeral at its old homestead above the waters of Mobile Bay, it must carry out the last wish of the aunt and sister whom it has come to mourn. It is a wish that will unearth a terrible secret, one that will either tear her siblings and their offspring apart or allow them to accept buried memories, wounds, and love. In This One and Magic Life, Anne Carroll George has created a brilliant portrait of a Southern family in all its glory, captured in a moment of searing intensity and lyric truth. Rich with wisdom and deep understanding, this is a compelling saga of the twentieth century—and tells a story that is truly timeless. “Witty dialog and smart characters . . . a pleasure to read.” —Library Journal \"Evocative, often lyrical . . . some of the shorter chapters read almost like prose poems.” —Chicago Tribune “George’s assured, soft Southern prose is full of symbolism and lyrical phrases, with much stargazing, Greek mythology and rising and setting suns to infuse the homey story with a mystical aura.” —Publishers Weekly

Those hilarious southern sisters, who prove that sibling rivalry never ends, are heading for a vacation at the beach. Mary Alice''s flamboyant behavior aside, serious, sensible Patricia Anne looks forward to relaxing at her sister''s beachfront condo in Destin, Florida, so she kisses her ever-loving spouse Fred god-bye, reminds him to water the plants and feed the dog, and the girls head south for some fin in the sun. Mary Alice loses no time in making the acquaintance of just about everyone in sight, so watching the sun go down on the beautiful shores of the Gulf of Mexico is a welcome respite as far as Patricia Anne is concerned. . .until a dead body washes up in the waves and the victim turns out to be one of Mary Alice''s newfound friends. With no witnesses t the crime except a few great blue herons, the sisters have no choice but to bypass the clueless police and follow their own instinct to find the killer. Before long they_re on a murky trail of dirty real-estate deals, giant turtle habitats, and a sea of evidence pointing to a mammoth motive for murderer.

Oversized, outrageous Mary Alice and her prim sister Patricia Anne have been looking forward to the gala benefit being staged to raise money for the restoration of Vulcan, Birmingham''s ever-tarnishing unnatural wonder. And what a show it is, with a grand finale that has thirty sequined Elvis impersonators high-kicking in unison! From the front row, \"Mouse\" and \"Sister\" have a perfect view of the action when one of the dancing Kings keels over dead into the bandstand. This Elvis clone has not only left the building ... he''s left this life, courtesy of a switchblade knife in the back. And when the murder weapon turns up in Patricia Anne''s very sensible purse, the perennially law-abiding \"Mouse\" is understandably all shook up. Suspicious minds have her pegged as the prime suspect in this bizarre case of Elvis elimination. And if she doesn''t do some serious sleuthing, she could end up doing the Jailhouse Rock!

A Different Kind of Sister Act Patricia Anne -- \"Mouse\" -- is respectful, respectable, and demure, a perfect example of genteel Southern womanhood. Mary Alice -- \"Sister\" -- is big, brassy, flamboyant, and bold. Together they have a knack for finding themselves in the center of some of Birmingham''s most unfortunate unpleasantness. Country Western is red hot these days, so overimpulsive Mary Alice thinks it makes perfect sense to buy the Skoot ''n'' Boot bar -- since that''s where the many-times-divorced \"Sister\" and her boyfriend du jour like to hang out anyway. Sensible retired schoolteacher Patricia Anne is inclined to disagree -- especially when they find a strangled and stabbed dead body dangling in the pub''s wishing well. The sheriff has some questions for Mouse and her sister Sister, who were the last people, besides the murderer, of course, to see the ill-fated victim alive. And they had better come up with some answers soon -- because a killer with unfinished business has begun sending them some mighty threatening messages...

Of unknown authorship, Beowulf is an Old English epic poem which incites contentious debate and has been endlessly interpreted over the centuries. This Reader''s Guide provides a much-needed overview of the large body of Beowulf criticism, moving from 18th century reactions to 21st century responses. Jodi-Ann George: - Charts the changes in critical trends and theoretical approaches applied to the poem. - Includes discussion of J. R. R. Tolkein''s pioneering 1936 lecture on Beowulf , and Seamus Heaney''s recent translation. - Analyses Beowulf in popular culture, addressing the poem''s life in film versions, graphic novels, music and comics. Clear and engaging, this is an indispensable introductory guide to a widely-studied and enigmatic work which continues to fascinate readers everywhere.

Mary Alice has spared nothing for her only daughter''s wedding -- from seventy-five yards of bridal train to gourmet food for over three hundred guests and enough glittering elegance to make Mary Alice think about finding herself a fourth rich husband to pay for it all. Practical Patricia Anne has put away her aunt-of-the-bride blue chiffon and settled back into domesticity when fun-loving Mary Alice calls to say they have a post-wedding date with a genealogist from the groom''s side of the family. Lunch is a fascinating lesson on the hazards of finding dirty linens in ancestral boudoirs that ends abruptly when their guest scurries off with the local judge, leaving the sisters with their mouths open -- and finishing their luncheon companion''s cheesecake -- when the police arrive. Their mysterious guest has taken a plunge from the ninth floor of the courthouse building -- an apparent suicide. But given the scandals a nosy genealogist might have uncovered, the sisters are betting that some proud Southern family is making sure their shameful secrets stay buried. . .along with anyone who tries to dig them up.

Patricia Anne can''t imagine why Mary Alice is in such an uproar over her son Ray''s new bride. Sunshine Dabbs is Ucute as can be,\" even if she is a bit unconventional, which should hardly come as a shock to Mary Alicc given that she''s the one who raised her boy. But with all her motherly instincts, Mary Alice is sure that this sweet little blonde Barbie doll--who met her son in Bora Bora after she won the trip on Wheel of Fortune--thinks she''s found herself a fortune in Ray''s hefty wallet. The sisters can''t wait to get a look at Sunshine''s family, and quite a look it turns out to be. As soon as Meemaw Turkett invites Mary Alice and Patricia Anne into her cozy trailer on the family compound they stumble over a corpse, and Meemaw''s best hog butchering knife is stuck in its chest. Meemaw, a Cabbage Patch look-alike and Sunshine''s grandmother, guardian, and the family matriarch is shocked to pieces and immediately summons the family to her trailer. Pawpaw, a lovable bearded grump has his own trailer, and their grown kids each enjoy a private home-away-from-home on the five-trailer compound. The discovery of the mysterious body brings in Mary Alice''s nemesis, good ol'' boy Sheriff Reuse, who, she knows from her experience at the Skoot ''n'' Boot, is nothing but trouble. Within minutes, the compound is strewn with a weird collection of friends, neighbors and relatives. There''s Meemaw''s spooky channeler, ready to give guidance as needed; Sunshine''s jilted boyfriend skulking around; a bunch of dogs ready to attack...and Kerrigan, Sunshine''s mostly absentee mama, who stars in the kind of video flicks that might even shock Mary Alice.

Patricia Anne can''t imagine why Mary Alice is in such an uproar over her son Ray''s new bride. Sunshine Dabbs is Ucute as can be,\" even if she is a bit unconventional, which should hardly come as a shock to Mary Alicc given that she''s the one who raised her boy. But with all her motherly instincts, Mary Alice is sure that this sweet little blonde Barbie doll--who met her son in Bora Bora after she won the trip on Wheel of Fortune--thinks she''s found herself a fortune in Ray''s hefty wallet. The sisters can''t wait to get a look at Sunshine''s family, and quite a look it turns out to be. As soon as Meemaw Turkett invites Mary Alice and Patricia Anne into her cozy trailer on the family compound they stumble over a corpse, and Meemaw''s best hog butchering knife is stuck in its chest. Meemaw, a Cabbage Patch look-alike and Sunshine''s grandmother, guardian, and the family matriarch is shocked to pieces and immediately summons the family to her trailer. Pawpaw, a lovable bearded grump has his own trailer, and their grown kids each enjoy a private home-away-from-home on the five-trailer compound. The discovery of the mysterious body brings in Mary Alice''s nemesis, good ol'' boy Sheriff Reuse, who, she knows from her experience at the Skoot ''n'' Boot, is nothing but trouble. Within minutes, the compound is strewn with a weird collection of friends, neighbors and relatives. There''s Meemaw''s spooky channeler, ready to give guidance as needed; Sunshine''s jilted boyfriend skulking around; a bunch of dogs ready to attack...and Kerrigan, Sunshine''s mostly absentee mama, who stars in the kind of video flicks that might even shock Mary Alice. Patricia Anne can''t imagine why Mary Alice is in such an uproar over her son Ray''s new bride. Sunshine Dabbs is Ucute as can be,\" even if she is a bit unconventional, which should hardly come as a shock to Mary Alicc given that she''s the one who raised her boy. But with all her motherly instincts, Mary Alice is sure that this sweet little blonde Barbie doll--who met her son in Bora Bora after she won the trip on Wheel of Fortune--thinks she''s found herself a fortune in Ray''s hefty wallet. The sisters can''t wait to get a look at Sunshine''s family, and quite a look it turns out to be. As soon as Meemaw Turkett invites Mary Alice and Patricia Anne into her cozy trailer on the family compound they stumble over a corpse, and Meemaw''s best hog butchering knife is stuck in its chest. Meemaw, a Cabbage Patch look-alike and Sunshine''s grandmother, guardian, and the family matriarch is shocked to pieces and immediately summons the family to her trailer. Pawpaw, a lovable bearded grump has his own trailer, and their grown kids each enjoy a private home-away-from-home on the five-trailer compound. The discovery of the mysterious body brings in Mary Alice''s nemesis, good ol'' boy Sheriff Reuse, who, she knows from her experience at the Skoot ''n'' Boot, is nothing but trouble. Within minutes, the compound is strewn with a weird collection of friends, neighbors and relatives. There''s Meemaw''s spooky channeler, ready to give guidance as needed; Sunshine''s jilted boyfriend skulking around; a bunch of dogs ready to attack...and Kerrigan, Sunshine''s mostly absentee mama, who stars in the kind of video flicks that might even shock Mary Alice.

Though unalike as snowflakes, sisters Patricia Anne and Mary Alice share a sympathetic heart for their distraught cousin Luke -- known affectionately in his boyhood as \"Pukey Lukey,\" because of his penchant for getting sick in moving vehicles. Luke is desperate to hunt down Virginia, his wife of forty years, who has run off with a housepainter/snake-handling preacher named \"Monk.\" And the sisters have graciously agreed to accompany their stricken kinsman on his search...in Luke''s car, of course. But, while practical \"Mouse\" and flamboyant \"Sister\" are unable to find their runaway cousin-in-law among the asp-loving faithful on Chandler Mountain, they do manage to stumble upon the corpse of a pretty young redhead who was prematurely sent to her eternal reward. And before you can say \"anaconda,\" they are hot on the serpentine trail of a killer who''d like nothing better than to sink a pair of poisonous fangs into two meddling Southern sisters!

Murder on a Bad Hair Day It''s hard to believe practical, petite ex-schoolteacher Patricia Anne and amiable, ample-bodied, and outrageous Mary Alice are sisters, yet sibling rivalry has survived decades of good-natured disagreement about everything from husbands to hair color. No sooner do the Southern sisters discover a common interest in some local art, when they''re arguing the artistic merits of some well-coiffured heads at a gallery opening. A few hours later, one of those pretty ladies ends up dead -- with not a hair out of place. The other shows up on Patricia Anne''s doorstep dazed, disheveled, and telling a wild tale of a narrow escape from some deadly cuts. Now the sisters are once again combing for clues to catch a killer with a bizarre style in art -- and murder.

Patricia Anne would swear that either she or her sister Mary Alice were switched at birth, except they were both born at home.Flashy, flirtatious Mary Alice is one foot taller, twice the body weight of Patricia Anne, and three times as likely to do something completely off the wall. But now Mary Alice''s impulsive behavior has land them both in the Birmingham jail! It all begins with a call from their good friend Mitzi Phizer, who''s starting an investment club -- kind of a Beardstown Ladies group. Patricia Anne is willing to make a small, conservative investment in a thriving chain of HMOs; Mary Alice is hot to trot to put her money on Viagra. But before the club idea gets off the ground, the sisters spot Mitzi''s supposedly faithful husband in a chummy little huddle with a redhead -- and the next thing they know, Arthur is accused of murdering the mystery woman. Nothing about the whole sordid story fits the kind, gently Arthur, and Patricia Anne is doing her best to console her good friends. But when their house catches on fire, and Arthur is shot in a place that won''t allow him to even sit down at his own murder trial, the sisters know they have to stand up for the poor fellow. And that means checking out everyone -- from low-down cads to highbrow bank presidents -- to find a no good gun-toting arsonist who believes big money is to kill for.

Here is an insightful compilation of contributions from scientists, healthcare experts, and doctors working actively to bring about wholesome healing to individuals, looking at cuttingedge holistic therapies. It includes chapters that deal with improving the general health of people from various walks of life, to treating some very challenging diseases. Various schools of treatments, exercise regimes, and meditations are discussed. Specific topics include the use of alternative therapy for human health and healing, including yoga, meditation, acupuncture, prayer, herbs, Ayurvedic treatment, and homoeopathy. The volume showcases some recent trends in treating various diseases that plague mankind, including superbugs, drug sideeffects, drug abuse, and myriad lifestyle-related diseases and syndromes.

Inquisitive sisters-turned-amateur sleuths Mary Alice and Patricia Anne probe the mysterious \"suicide\" of their luncheon guest, a nosy genealogist who may have uncovered a host of shameful secrets and scandals.

Cosy Crime vom Feinsten! Wie gut, dass Mary Alice und Patricia Anne Plätze in der ersten Reihe ergattert haben! Denn auf der Bühne lässt eine Schar von Elvis-Imitatoren in Glitzeranzügen die Hüften kreisen. Doch wo »Miss Marple im Doppelpack« auftaucht, lässt das Verbrechen nicht lange auf sich warten. Schon stürzt ein Elvis ins Orchester - tot! Und die Mordwaffe taucht ausgerechnet in Patricia Annes Handtasche wieder auf ... Maus und Schwesterherz ein weiteres Mal auf Mörderjagd.

Set in 1857 British India, this work of historical fiction explores the unfolding of the Sepoy Mutiny, often referred to as the 1st War of Indian Independence, from the perspective of a British family that has made its home in India and whose members see themselves as Indians-of a different caste. A riveting read, packed with action and adventure!

Patricia Anne would swear that either she or her sister Mary Alice were switched at birth, except they were both born at home. Flashy, flirtatious Mary Alice is one foot taller, twice the body weight of Patricia Anne, and three times as likely to do something completely off the wall. But now Mary Alice''s impulsive behavior has land them both in the Birmingham jail! It all begins with a call from their good friend Mitzi Phizer, who''s starting an investment club -- kind of a Beardstown Ladies group. Patricia Anne is willing to make a small, conservative investment in a thriving chain of HMOs; Mary Alice is hot to trot to put her money on Viagra. But before the club idea gets off the ground, the sisters spot Mitzi''s supposedly faithful husband in a chummy little huddle with a redhead -- and the next thing they know, Arthur is accused of murdering the mystery woman. Nothing about the whole sordid story fits the kind, gently Arthur, and Patricia Anne is doing her best to console her good friends. But when their house catches on fire, and Arthur is shot in a place that won''t allow him to even sit down at his own murder trial, the sisters know they have to stand up for the poor fellow. And that means checking out everyone -- from low-down cads to highbrow bank presidents -- to find a no good gun-toting arsonist who believes big money is to kill for.