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From a small town outside Edinburgh comes the news that a young boy has been recounting vivid recollections of a past life: a perfect description of an island off the coast of Scotland which he couldn''t possibly know, and a house there, where he claims to have spent his former life. When the boy''s mother asks Isabel to investigate his claims, she feels she must of course! help them learn the truth, and she and her husband, Jamie, set off for the island.But finding the house the boy described only leads to more complicated questions. And when she learns about the unusual story of the family who lived there, Isabel is suddenly faced with a situation of extraordinary delicacy that will require all of her skills both as sleuth and philosopher.

The Novel Habits of Happiness

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    Publisher: Bolinda Publishing
    Publication Date: 02/04/2015
    ISBN13: 9781486285679, 978-1486285679
    ISBN10: 1486285678
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    Book Synopsis
    From a small town outside Edinburgh comes the news that a young boy has been recounting vivid recollections of a past life: a perfect description of an island off the coast of Scotland which he couldn''t possibly know, and a house there, where he claims to have spent his former life. When the boy''s mother asks Isabel to investigate his claims, she feels she must of course! help them learn the truth, and she and her husband, Jamie, set off for the island.But finding the house the boy described only leads to more complicated questions. And when she learns about the unusual story of the family who lived there, Isabel is suddenly faced with a situation of extraordinary delicacy that will require all of her skills both as sleuth and philosopher.

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