In the scope of fewer than 24 hours, Clare Morehouse, wife of a British diplomat in Paris, endures more life-altering situations than most experience in a decade. From flower shop to police station, encountering aristocrats and terrorists, Clare plays her role as dutiful helpmate and patriot with dignity and grace. In the course of preparing for a last-minute, but very important dinner party that could lead to a new and prestigious posting in Ireland for her husband, Clare selects the menu, cajoles a petulant chef, supervises housekeeping tasks, reassures insecure staff, agonizes over
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Imagine a government hit man, tops in his trade, who has a moment of doubt and aborts his mission before killing a mother and innocent child. When he hesitates to make the kill he finds himself the target of a backup shooter and is forced to run. His escape plan puts him on a bus where he befriends an extremely bright, precocious 14 year old girl who is also trying to evade killers. Having just witnessed her parents’ assassination, she is trying to escape from the gunmen who are pursuing her. Sensing danger,
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