Leaves of Fortune by Barlow, Linda - 1988

Doubleday. As New in Good dust jacket. 1988. Hardcover. The dust jacket, cover and pages of the book are in like new condition, no soiling or tears. Pages are rough cut on middle page ends. The dust jacket has a tear on both covers along with some shelf wear. There is a previous owner's stamp on the first white page along with a used bookstore's stamp. ; Book Club Edition; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 477 pages; "For they shall have prosperity, but neither joy nor peace. " The gothic curse hanging heavily over the Templeton family has taken a toll of violent death in each generation. The year is 1986, Minerva Templeton, domineering Matriarch of Templeton Tea, must pick the one who will get the reins of the empire out of one of her heirs, sets her grandchildren, Travis and Delilah, a task that will decide who inherits the empire. And the battle is on of who will be picked. Past and present collide as an ancestor, the witch Helen Templeton, spins forward in time from Puritan Boston to deliver a warning to this troubled future generation. Will combine shipping on more than one book. .