Tara Conklin Livres

Set against the backdrop of a summer marked by a family funeral and a pivotal moment known as the Pause, the story explores the lives of the Skinner siblings—Renee, Caroline, Joe, and Fiona. As they navigate the complexities of their relationships and the impact of their past, two decades later, a new family crisis challenges their loyalty and connection. This forces them to reevaluate their choices and confront the lengths they will go to for love, highlighting themes of family dynamics and personal growth.

The House Girl, the historical fiction debut by Tara Conklin, is an unforgettable story of love, history, and a search for justice, set in modern-day New York and 1852 Virginia. Weaving together the story of an escaped slave in the pre–Civil War South and a determined junior lawyer, The House Girl follows Lina Sparrow as she looks for an appropriate lead plaintiff in a lawsuit seeking compensation for families of slaves. In her research, she learns about Lu Anne Bell, a renowned prewar artist whose famous works might have actually been painted by her slave, Josephine. Featuring two remarkable, unforgettable heroines, Tara Conklin's The House Girl is riveting and powerful, literary fiction at its very best.

Meet the Skinner siblings: fierce Renée, dreamy Caroline, golden boy Joe and watchful Fiona. Their story begins with the sudden death of their father and a period known as The Pause; one free and feral summer spent at the neighbourhood pond, which will bind the Skinners tightly together, and irrevocably shape the course of their lives. Two decades later, the adult siblings have scattered. But tragedy will draw them back together once again. They'll be forced to question the life choices they've made and ask what, exactly, they will do for love. Beautifully told with warmth and heartbreak, The Last Romantics is a compelling story about family, the ways in which four siblings grow together and apart, the thousand little ways in which they can betray one another - but also how they'll always find home.

Murbridge, Darcy is convinced, will welcome her home and provide a safe space in which she can nurse her wounds and harbor grudges, both real and imagined.But Murbridge, like so much else Darcy thought to be fixed and immutable, has changed.