quote:Originally posted by katharina: Reclusive bookstore clerk is pulled our of her comfort zone by the promise of twins.
Margaret Lea - The Thirteenth Tale.
Little girl grows up poor in New York with an charming and unpredictable father, a too-loving aunt, a bitter mother and a love of books.
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Doesn't float like a butterfly nor sting like a bee, though he's reputed to do both; his publicly unnamed assistant really does all the work, not limited to kicking ass, taking names, and brewing some really awesome coffee for both father and son.
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She used to be really pretty but lately she just walks around town with a suitcase and a dead flower, her father still babies her.
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An ordinary man in an extraordinary place finds he often has the answers sought by the "smarter" people around him.
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(not out yet, but just try to figure it out without google)
"... a 19th century Englishwoman who returns to her Hong Kong home for her father's funeral, only to discover that her stepmother is plotting against her. She escapes to mainland China, finding solace among a rogue band of seven international warriors."
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Orion was the answer Raymond
