be--or a human tragedy that was ruthlessly covered up? Summoned by Sir Christopher ("Kit") Probyn

family patriarch languishes of a broken heart, and his grandchildren struggle against tragedy toward

a web of secrets and often agonizing responsibility, deceit, and tragedy--one that will finally

immigrate to Canada, but tragedy strikes at sea. In the lifeboat are five survivors: Pi, a hyena, a zebra, a

tragedy seems as inevitable as a forest fire on the hillsides surrounding the villa.

respectable, middle-aged Farmer Boldwood. Her choice, and the tragedy it provokes, lie at the centre of Hardy