"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title. When seventeen-year-old Clare moves to the isolated Ravensmere estate with her mother. Liz Berry, author of Easy Connections, Easy Freedom and Mel, is at her most readable here, in a heady mixture of romance and mystery. The China Garden is a haunting novel of an ancient legend, family secrets and young love. Clare knows that Ravensmere and the valley are in danger and that time is running out - but will she risk her future to save it? This history of tort law in America looks at how the subject has beenconceptualized, pointing out why changes in rules occurred. Ravensmere casts a magical spell, drawing her into a mystery that stretches back over thousands of years. How come the local villagers appear to know her? Why is she having odd visions? And who is the attractive, leather-clad stranger who is watching her? What is the power of the Benison and why must she visit the China Garden in the middle of the night? Ravensmere is a strange, enchanting place, but Clare grows increasingly disturbed. And she only intends to stay a few weeks anyway, just until she goes to university in the autumn. Clare is chilled by her mother's warnings to stay away from Ravensmere, but she knows she has to go there - it is not a choice but a compulsion.
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