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Book Synopsis The Bells Of Burracombe by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book The Bells Of Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 315 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beginning of the beloved village series from Sunday Times bestselling author Lilian Harry. When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister Muriel and has never been able to trace her. Stella is soon caught up in the life of the village, and especially in the plans for celebrating the Festival of Britain. As headmistress Miss Kemp and vicar Basil Harvey try to keep the peace between villagers, who all have their own ideas for the proposed pageant and fair, Stella tries, with the help of artist Luke Ferris, to find her sister. But Luke has his own troubles... THE BELLS OF BURRACOMBE begins the story of life in a Devonshire village in the 1950s and shows us a picture of Britain coming to terms with the aftermath of the Second World War and entering a new decade.
Book Synopsis Bells of Burracombe by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book Bells of Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Bells Of Burracombe; A Stranger in Burracombe by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book The Bells Of Burracombe; A Stranger in Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Herb of Grace by : Elizabeth Goudge
Download or read book The Herb of Grace written by Elizabeth Goudge and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2017-04-13 with total page 365 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second in the classic trilogy about the Eliots of Damerosehay. War has left David Eliot a changed man. Returning to the family home, he slowly begins to put the pieces of his life together. Tormented by the failure of her love affair with David five years earlier, Nadine has misgivings about bringing her family to live in the enchanting old inn close to the Damerosehay estate. But as the tranquil Hampshire countryside casts its spell, both families come to discover a measure of peace and contentment.
Book Synopsis For Love of Lily by : Maggie Bennett
Download or read book For Love of Lily written by Maggie Bennett and published by Random House. This book was released on 2005 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A gripping new saga, set in war-time London, from the author of the bestsellers A Child’s Voice Calling, A Child at the Door, and A Child of Her Time. From the Hardcover edition.
Book Synopsis The House By Princes Park by : Maureen Lee
Download or read book The House By Princes Park written by Maureen Lee and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-09-09 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Another wonderful Liverpool saga from bestselling author Maureen Lee. The product of an affair between a nurse and an injured American soldier during the Great War, Ruby O'Hagan's early life is spent in an orphanage. At sixteen she runs away with a farmworker, and two years later she is alone and homeless with her two daughters. Her friend, Mrs Hart, leaves her big friendly house for Ruby to look after, and it is here that her life unfolds. Her children leave but return when tragedy befalls them. Through all this, the enigmatic Matthew Flynn drifts in and out of Ruby's life. She ignores him until it is almost too late.
Download or read book Dance Little Lady written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An absorbing Sunday Times bestselling wartime saga from this much-loved author. Kate, Sally, Maxine and Elsie work at the naval armament depot on the shores of Portsmouth harbour. The hours are long and the work difficult and dangerous, but even in the dark days of the Second World War they still find time to enjoy themselves, at the ENSA concerts and hops in the local drill hall. However, beneath the careless laughter each girl nurses a secret. Kate is terrified that she carries a jinx, while Maxine has discovered a family secret which turns her bitterly against both her parents. Elsie is still grieving the loss of her son Graham, killed in the Blitz. And spirited young Sally has lied about her age in order to get her job. Each faces a dilemma that will be resolved only after D-Day in June 1944. What happens then brings each woman face to face with her own strengths and failings and, ultimately, her own destiny.
Book Synopsis The Silence of Strangers by : Audrey Howard
Download or read book The Silence of Strangers written by Audrey Howard and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2011-12-08 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nella Fielden marries Jonas Townley believing he is the one man who deserves her hand and her fortune. The Lancashire colliery heiress, as proud and ambitious as any man, cannot believe the truth: that Jonas has married her for her money. He tries to be true to her. But soon, his heart belongs to another woman: Nella's protégé Leah Wood, the girl from Colliers Row. Torn between her loyalty to her protector and her love for Jonas Townley, Leah tries to be true to both. But she cannot cure Nella's broken heart - or avoid the tragedy that lies in wait for them all.
Book Synopsis Storm Over Burracombe by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book Storm Over Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 361 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tragedy threatens the Devonshire village of Burracombe... There's trouble afoot in Burracombe... Hilary Napier is upset and angry when her father brings in a new manager for the family estate which she has been running for the past year. Even though she cannot help liking Travis Kellaway, she resents his presence. But before long, she begins to appreciate Travis's strength and compassion, and she finds herself drawn to him. Meanwhile, life in the village is enlivened by the new drama club, formed by energetic young curate Felix Copley. Almost the entire village becomes involved in the pantomime he decides to organise - with results they didn't quite plan for! Then tragedy strikes, making everyone realise exactly what is important in their lives...
Book Synopsis A Burracombe Easter by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book A Burracombe Easter written by Lilian Harry and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2014-04-17 with total page 55 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everyone has a secret in their past: discover the hidden lives of some of the best-loved residents of Burracombe. Escape to the little Devonshire village that feels like home with this compelling Burracombe short story. On Easter day in 1918, as the Great War entered its closing stages, Frances Kemp looked out at the little thatched village in the valley below and promised that, one day, she'd come back... For long before Miss Kemp became headmistress of the village school, when she was just a teenager, she had reason to know and love Burracombe. Sent to stay with family in the village, young Frances treasured her summers there and the friends she made. But as she grows up, she admits that there is someone there who is more than just a friend. Yet just as they realise their childhood bond is deepening into something else, war is declared and life will never be the same again. As Frances watches so many of her friends and family get called away to war, she must struggle to find a way to play her part, a way to get by while her sweetheart is away and a way to think about what lies ahead in a world where every day brings ever more uncertainty.
Book Synopsis An Heir for Burracombe by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book An Heir for Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 355 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There's nowhere quite like Burracombe - a village full of warmth and intrigue... It's a summer's day in 1953 that turns Hilary Napier's life upside down. When Marianne, a beautiful French woman, knocks on her door, Hilary can't help but be struck by Robert, the young boy with her. He has the same eyes as the brother she lost in the war. As she listens to Marianne's sad tale, she realises that her soldier brother lives on in the son he never met. But this is only the first revelation... As the village of Burracombe tries to make sense of the strangers in their midst, there is also much to celebrate. A wedding is being planned, a birth is imminent and a courtship just beginning. Yet, as always, life is complicated, and some people must learn cruel truths about the world...
Book Synopsis Secrets in Burracombe by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book Secrets in Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2011-08-18 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Come home to Burracombe - the village where life is full of surprises... A seemingly sleepy Devonshire village, Burracombe is in fact full of intrigue and drama. Family secrets, budding romance, cruel twists of fate and amazing friendships all play out against the backdrop of the beautiful countryside. It's autumn 1953. The village is delighted when Joe Tozer - who left Burracombe as a young man in 1919 - returns to visit his family. His life since emigrating to the States has been a world away from rural Devon, but coming home, he falls in love with the place (and one particular person) all over again. With him is his eldest son, Russell. He sets hearts fluttering in the village - but will there be anyone on his arm when he catches the boat back to America?
Book Synopsis A Burracombe Christmas by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book A Burracombe Christmas written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2014-11-06 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A short story to whisk you away on a festive trip to the Devonshire village where life is full of surprises Steal a glimpse at the past lives and loves of your favourite villagers in this captivating Burracombe short story. Autumn 1918 has brought young Alice Whiddon to the Tozer's farm to work as a maid. Alice soon falls in love with the little village and with life on the farm. But that's not all she's falling for. Youngest son, Ted Tozer is half promised to young Ivy Prowse, daughter of a neighbouring farmer, yet Alice and Ted feel a powerful bond forming. But while the first peacetime Christmas in years beckons, romance must wait as influenza comes to the farm and threatens to bring tragedy with it, just as the Tozer's eldest son Joe returns from the front to Burracombe and his sweetheart, Dottie. As Alice and the family wait and hope for the new year to bring long-awaited joy and peace, no one knows whether the bells will peal in sorrow or in celebration as the year turns.
Download or read book A Penny A Day written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: April Grove and Burracombe characters are linked in this touching Lilian Harry novel. It is December 1952. A wedding is being planned in April Grove, Portsmouth, and Jess and Frank Budd want to bring together all their friends and neighbours. They even invite Stella Simmons and her sister Maddy, who now live in the Devonshire village of Burracombe. Dan and Ruth Hodges attend, together with Dan's son Sammy, who immediately falls in love with his childhood playmate Maddy. But Stephen Napier, son of the Squire of Burracombe, proves a strong rival and Maddy is not yet ready to make such a momentous decision about her life. Meanwhile, Ruth's niece Lizzie and her husband Alec seem to have overcome the problems they encountered when Alec returned from the POW camp which almost broke him. But their happiness is threatened when a face from Lizzie's past reappears in her life and turns everything upside down.
Download or read book Thrush Green written by Miss Read and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1960 with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Miss Read introduces the inhabitants of the lovely village of Thrush Green during the course of one pivotal day--May Day.
Book Synopsis Corner House Girls by : Lilian Harry
Download or read book Corner House Girls written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first in the Corner House series, set in a Lyons Corner House in London on the brink of the Second World War. When cousins Jo and Phyl decide to become Lyons Corner House waitresses, or 'Nippies', as they are known for their speedy service, they have no idea how their lives are about to change. They are whisked from family life in Woolwich to digs in London; they are transported from a factory and a grocer's shop to the wonderful dining rooms of Lyons, Marble Arch, and they swap their old overalls for the smart uniforms of the Corner House girls. Jo and Phyl settle in and make friends with both waitresses and customers. There are boyfriends, lovers and fiancés, friendship and romance, but as the Second World War becomes increasingly imminent, the future of these men and women seems more and more uncertain.
Download or read book Tuppence To Spend written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A vivid wartime saga of colour and authenticity capturing both the harshness and the warmth of life during the dark days of the Second World War. Dan Hodges is devastated when his wife Nora dies during the early days of the war. Working long hours in a Portsmouth shipyard, how is he to look after his two sons, Gordon and Sammy? Then Gordon, something of a tearaway, is sent to an approved school, which leaves young Sammy alone in the house until neighbours in April Grove intervene and Sammy is evacuated to Bridge End, a village near Southampton. Ruth Purslow, a young childless widow, takes him in, her compassion aroused by his plight. Slowly, as they grow closer, Ruth begins to dread the time when Sammy must return to Portsmouth...
