Reader's Digest Condensed Books Pelican Brief; Treasures; Eye of the Storm & the Island Harp by Grisham, John; Plain, Belva; Higgins, Jack and Williams, Jeanne - 1992

The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.. Very Good. 1992. Stated First Edition. Hardcover. The pages are clean, no tears or soiling. The pages and binding are tight. Gilt top-stained page edges. The gilt top is scratched and scuffed. The book's covers are a dark brown leatherette finish. ; Book Club Edition; Vol. 5; Color Illustrations; Thick Small 8vo 7½" - 8" tall; 574 pages; THE PELICAN BRIEF: a condensation of the novel by John Grisham. With the murder of two Supreme Court Justices the White House is in an uproar. The FBI is searching its files scrambling for culprits. But a brainy and beautiful law student, Darby Shaw, discovers her own clues to the killer -- clues that topple the government. The story is illustrated by Walter Rane. TREASURES: a condensation of the novel by Belva Plain. The future looks full of promise for Eddy, Connie and Lara Osborne -- a brother and two sisters from Ohio. It's the high flying 1980s, and Eddy is headed for success on Wall Street. Connie relishes wellborn suitors and fine homes in big Cities. Only Lara will settle for the treasures close to home. But as all three will discover, life is never predictable -- and its richest rewards are sometimes found where we least expect them. The Story is illustrated by Rick Johnson. EYE OF THE STORM" a condensation of the novel by Jack Higgins. Sean Dillon is a master assassin with cold eyes and nerves of steel. His client list reads like a who's who of international menace" The KGB, the PLO, the IRA. So in 1991, with the Gulf War in full bloom, he is the top choice as hit man when Saddam Hussein decides to show the world he can strike anywhere. But when Dillon runs head-on into his old nemesis, a Special Forces hero, a fierce clash begins. The story is illustrated by Michael Herring. THE ISLAND HARP: a condensation of the novel by Jeanne Williams. It's 1844 on the isle of Lewis in the Scottish Hebrides. Mairi MacLeod's family has lived there for generations, coaxing a living from the windblown moors and rocky coastlines. Then the unthinkable happens: a brutal eviction by a greedy landlord. Many of the islanders flee. But seventeen-year-old Mairi stays, determined to make a new life for her family, determined to overcome all obstacles -- including her love for a man who can never be hers. The story is illustrated by Ted Lewin. Will combine shipping on more than one book. .