Most Popular Books by James Fox

The author of the bestseller White Mischief tells the story of the beautiful Langhorne sisters, who lived at the Pinnacle of high and powerful society from the end of the Civil War through the Second World War. Making their way across two continents, they left in their wakes rich husbands, fame, adoration, and scandal. Lizzie, Irene, Nancy, Phyllis, and Nora were born in Virginia to a family impoverished by the Civil War. Their father remade his fortune by collaborating with the Yankees and building rail-roads; the sisters became southern belles and northern debutantes. James Fox draws on unpublished correspondence between the sisters and their husbands, lovers, children, and the powerful and glamorous of their day to construct a plural topography with the scope of a grand novel and the pace of a historical thriller. At its center is the most famous sister, Nancy, who married Waldorf Astor, one of the richest men in the world. Heroic, hilarious, magnetically charming, and a bully, Lady Astor became Britain''s first female MP, championing women''s rights and the poor. The beautiful Irene married Charles Dana Gibson and was the model for the Gibson Girl. The author''s grandmother, Phyllis, married a famous economist, one of the architects of modern Europe. Fox has written an absorbing and spirited, intimate and sweeping account of extraordinary women at the highest reaches of society, their adventures set against the background of a tumultuous century.

Wisdom of Wishes is the final ingredient of the trilogy. From the age of innocence to ripe old age, we follow the Professor through his tribulations. Read as a simple life is transformed into an unimaginable experience. As the Map of the Carpenter introduced us to a valuable artifact, Christmas Eve brought us one step closer to the evil within. Wisdom of Wishes keeps the door open and invites us to enter once again for the final horrific journey into the unknown.

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The Stonegate series continues its epic tale of romance and adventure, set in future North America. Romance, adventure, courage, and sacrifice as an unlikely hero joins a desperate struggle against a vast army bent on conquest. Freedom Hangs in the Balance From author Harry James Fox comes a Christian Fantasy story, second in the Stonegate series. Donald, Rachel, Philip and the others return in this gripping sequel to the award-winning novel, The Stonegate Sword. Faced with a mighty army marching east, Donald must rally the scattered defenders to resist the False Prophet and his plan to enslave the last outposts of freedom. To do so, he must overcome his own struggles of faith, demons of self-doubt, bands of assassins, and a traitor within his own camp. Can he succeed, against all odds, and still win the hand of the woman that he loves? Stonegate remains the key, and Donald returns to that great walled city and his beloved Rachel just as the hosts of enemy are also closing in. Part adventure, part love story, this epic saga covers the vast panorama of New Mexico deserts and Colorado Rockies in a possible future that looks very much like the medieval past. But duty, love, courage, and honor remain and are even more important than ever. Brilliantly crafted and epic in scope, this is a book you won''t want to put down!