Showing results by author "Helena Echlin" in Genre Fiction

Charlotte's daughter, Stella, is sensitive and brilliant - perhaps even a genius - but after the sudden death of Stella's babysitter, Blanka, the once disruptive and anti-social child has become docile and agreeable. And what's more unsettling is that she has begun to mirror Blanka's personality, from her accent and repetitive phrases to fierce cravings for Armenian meat stew after being raised a vegetarian. Charlotte is pregnant with her second child, depleted and sick, and convinced that Blanka herself is somehow responsible for Stella's transformation. Has Stella somehow become Blanka?

Charlie, a weak-chinned Englishman, doesn't belong in San Francisco, but he's stuck - in an excruciatingly boring job at a junk-mail company and in a failing marriage that couples therapy seems to be making even worse. Then a new salesman joins Charlie's office and turns out to be the world's most annoying coworker. He practices yoga in his cube and eats only raw fruit and vegetables, and his mantra is "I am the best ever!" But once Charlie realizes the true meaning of those five little words, he is inspired.