"The Coach House" is about how a young woman in the 1940s deals with complicated relationships, adversity, ethnicity, and fears.Review2012 B.R.A.G. Medallion HonoreeWe are so proud to announce that The Coach House by Florence Osmund is a 2012 B.R.A.G.Medallion Honoree. This means this book is most certainly worth your time and money!Rebecca's Reads"The Coach House" was a captivating read. Author Florence Osmund writes with impeccable style and I appreciated the little touches of the era that she consistently added to her novel. "The Coach House" is a great book for anyone who likes reading triumph over adversity type stories.BestChickLitThe reason why the book is so captivating is that it focuses on more than just the woman's role and her relationship with a controlling man. We also gain an insight into what life would be like if you suddenly found that your ethnicity was under question. With its beautiful descriptions and perfectly placed lyrics from artists such as Bing Crosby this book is not only thought evoking, but also a genuine pleasure to read. Osmund has created an excellent balance between the social situation surrounding race and sex in the 1940's and the personal journey of our heroine, keeping the reader engaged throughout. Mary CroccoThe Coach House is a superbly written book, in my opinion. It will leave the reader thinking about relationships, adversity, independence and growth, and prejudices. It's always nice to finish a good book with something to think about.San Francisco Book ReviewThe Coach House is a well-written saga that obviously required a ton of research for all the details in includes. I was a tad bothered by some of the anachronisms, but not enough to turn me away from the author's compelling style. I'd happily recommend this book to any reader.From the Back Cover1945 Chicago. Anything can happen, and for Richard Marchetti, it usually does.Marie Marchetti, however, doesn't know that about her husband. To her, they have the perfect life. Until little things start to pop up that put her on alert: late night phone calls, cryptic receipts hidden in the basement, and a gun in his desk drawer. When she learns he secretly attends a mobster's funeral, her feelings are confirmed. And when she inadvertently interrupts a meeting between Richard and his so-called business associates, he causes her to fall down the basement steps, compelling Marie to run for her life. Ending up in Atchison, Kansas, Marie quickly sets up a new life for herself. She meets Karen Franklin, a woman who will become her lifelong best friend, and rents a coach house apartment behind a three-story Victorian home. But her attempts at a new life are fraught with the fear that Richard will show up at any time--and who knows what he or his associates will do then? Ironically, it is the discovery of the identity of her real father and his ethnicity that unexpectedly changes her life forever.Deftly portraying a life in a terrifying transition, Osmund tears open layers of confusion, anger, fear, and shame that are universal to the human experience of catharsis and growth. With extraordinary insight into our most basic need for trust and connection, The Coach House expertly builds tension as it brings into the open our primal instincts for survival and community.

Things that happen to you in the past can mold you into someone you’re not. After recovering from the shock of her parents perishing in a tragic accident, Grace Lindroth discovers clues in their attic that cause her to believe the people she called Mom and Dad her whole life may not have been her real parents. In her search for the truth, Grace encounters people whose actions cause her to be distrustful of just about everyone, making her mission that much more difficult but heightening her determination to uncover what she believes is essential for her to go on with her life. From the AuthorThe theme that runs through this book is "Things that happen to you in the past can mold you into someone you're not." Do you know anyone like that? I sure do. The protagonist in this story had the ability to look past the outside shell that some people in her life had created for themselves, and it's a good thing she did as it made a significant difference in her life. I hope you enjoy reading Regarding Anna as much as I enjoyed writing it! From the Back CoverEvanston, Illinois. Lee Oliver Winekoop is born into extreme wealth and is given extraordinary opportunities to grow and prosper into a pillar of society--just like his two older brothers. But as heʾs growing up, Lee struggles with even the simplest of efforts, and the increasing feeling of inadequacy he endures eventually affects everything he does. When Lee finally starts to find his way, his world is turned upside-down when he learns shocking family secrets--causing him to rethink who he is and where he is going. Leeʾs decisive invention of himself is surprising; the roadblocks he confronts are unnerving; and the cast of characters he befriends along the way is both heartwarming and amusing.