A Tangled Web [Paperback]

<p>It's the Dark family vs. the Penhallows in this daring and witty, sarcastic and sentimental novel by the author of <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>.</p><p><strong>What Will Two Feuding Families Do To Win?</strong></p><p>It all begins with Great Aunt Becky and her infamous prized possession: a legendary heirloom jug. After her death, everyone wants it. But the new owner won't be named for one year...</p><p><strong>Anything It Takes</strong></p><p>Mayhem reigns and tables are turned in a year when everything feels topsy-turvy. One woman will lose her fianc??. Two enemies since childhood will inexplicably come together. And a couple mysteriously separated on their wedding night ten years before will find a second chance at love. Then comes the night when Aunt Becky's wishes will be revealed...and the family is in for the biggest surprise of all.</p><p>What Readers are Saying:</p><p>"Next to <em>Anne of Green Gables</em>, [it's] one of the books I've re-read the most times. I've always loved this and considered it the best of Montgomery's standalone books."</p><p>"Superb. Absolutely superb. The characters live and step right off the page, leaving me thinking about them after I've closed the book."</p><p>"Classic L.M. Montgomery. Lots of fun characters doing crazy things and then gossiping about it to anyone who will listen. Loved it!"</p><p><b>Chapter 1</b></p><p>Aunt Becky's Levee</p><p>1</p><p>A dozen stories have been told about the old Dark jug. This is the true one.</p><p>Several things happened in the Dark and Penhallow clan because of it. Several other things did not happen. As Uncle Pippin said, this may have been Providence or it may have been the devil that certainly possessed the jug. At any rate, had it not been for the jug, Peter Penhallow might today hlCÏ