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Investigative reporter Fran Simmons puts her own life in danger when she sets out to discover who really killed Dr. Gary Lasch, a murder for which his wife, Molly, has spent years in jail, even though she has no memory of the night of his death.

A series of poems on the life of Fortune, an eighteenth-century African-American slave in New England whose skeleton came to be an exhibit at Connecticut's Mattatuck Museum; includes notes and archival photos.

Describes what life was like for a typical Connecticut family in 1750, including details about home, family, clothing, food, chores, and entertainment.

Installation artist John Sullivan, having spent six years in prison for his role in the death of a stalker in Ireland, returns to his family to find his oldest daughter Regis, who was present when her father's victim went over a cliff, plagued by nightmares, his wife full of anger, and his younger daughters dealing with problems of their own.

Agnes and Honey are two friends born into Mount Blessing, a religious commune with strict rules and closely guarded secrets. Agnes wants nothing less than to become a saint, but Honey longs to get as far away from the commune as possible and live a normal life. When Agnes' grandmother, Nana Pete, takes the girls away from Mount Blessing, the commune's lies are revealed and the girls realize that they must make their own future.

DJ's efforts to make sense of Christianity, prayer, and the Bible only seem to make it harder for her to deal with the inability of the girls in her grandmother's boardinghouse to get along, especially after Taylor begins flirting with Rhiannon's boyfriend.

Suburban wife and mother Kate Klein learns the secrets that lie behind the postcard-perfect facade of Upchurch, Connecticut, and gains insights into her own life, when she launches an unofficial investigation into the murder of a fellow mom.

A collection of short fiction stories that follow the lives of sisters Angel and Lina Lupo from girlhood in their parents' Italian Catholic home, to adulthood, marriage, and divorce.

Contains the first two books in the The Breathing series; In "Reason to Breathe," high school student Emma Thomas is hiding a terrible secret that has her hiding in the shadows, but when she finds unexpected love that challenges her, she recognizes her own worth; In "Barely Breathing," Emma's secret of her abuse is exposed.

Presents a photographic introduction to the history, geography, government, and people of Connecticut, and includes a look at the state flag and other symbols, a regional recipe, a list of notable men and women from Connecticut, photographs, and a glossary.