IMPOSSIBLE

IMPOSSIBLE, by Nancy Werlin (Dial 2008). Seventeen-year old Lucy Scarborough, like all women in her family, is cursed. Unless she can perform three seemingly impossible tasks by the time her daughter is born, she will go mad...Unlike her ancestors, though, Lucy has loving friends and foster parents. But will that be enough?

Inspired by the ballad Scarborough Fair, IMPOSSIBLE is a thought-provoking read that offers engaging characters and suspense as it brings the eldritch atmosphere of Irish myth and legend to the suburbs (while exploring issues of love and friendship, with a hint of parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme).