It is a sorry sight to see The Heirloom on my shelf with perhaps the worst cover in Masterton history, but one should never judge by it. If you did, you would never read this novel. The story follows the Dellatolla family after they acquire an item of curiosity, namely a chair that resembles entwined human bodies with a malevolent, gothic countenance made from solid mahogany. From the instant the chair arrives, the family is thrown into a constant stream of capricious events, from... read more