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A Stranger In Burracombe by: Lilian Harry List Price: £6.99 City Travel Guides Price: £4.39 You Save: £2.60 (37%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914 EAN: 9780752882772 ISBN: 0752882775 Label: Orion Manufacturer: Orion Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 400 Publication Date: November 29, 2007 Publisher: Orion Studio: Orion Sales Rank: 25297 Related Items: Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category:
Editorial Review: Alex Gordon, Peterborough Evening Telegraph: ''Lilian has a real talent for creating engaging village characters whom readers will take to their hearts.'' Review: ''Lilian has a real talent for creating engaging village characters whom readers will take to their hearts.'' (Alex Gordon Peterborough Evening Telegraph ) "This is a well-written novel that will no doubt enthral Harry's numerous fans." (HIstorical Novels Review ) Product Description: Like the rest of the nation, the Burracombe villagers are shocked when King George the Sixth dies suddenly in 1952. But in the midst of their grief, the arrival of a stranger in the village on the very same day goes almost unnoticed, as the villagers have their own concerns... Farmer's daughter Val needs to find a home before she can marry her sweetheart; Hilary is struggling to come to terms with her new responsibilities, and Stella is still getting to know the sister she thought she had lost during the war. While the children at the village school are as lively and inquisitive as ever, there are still conflicts and feuds amongst the long-standing residents of Burracombe. Then a search for a family draws the whole village together, and more than one person is led to question their own ideas about families and what they mean. Synopsis: Like the rest of the nation, the Burracombe villagers are shocked when King George the Sixth dies suddenly in 1952. But in the midst of their grief, the arrival of a stranger in the village on the very same day goes almost unnoticed, as the villagers have their own concerns...Farmer's daughter Val needs to find a home before she can marry her sweetheart; Hilary is struggling to come to terms with her new responsibilities, and Stella is still getting to know the sister she thought she had lost during the war. While the children at the village school are as lively and inquisitive as ever, there are still conflicts and feuds amongst the long-standing residents of Burracombe. Then a search for a family draws the whole village together, and more than one person is led to question their own ideas about families and what they mean. About the Author: Lilian Harry grew up in Portsmouth. She has a son, a daughter, and two grandchildren, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor. Customer Reviews
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 Rating: - A stranger in BurracombeIf you enjoy a gentle,nostelgic book of village life than this is for you it follows on from "The Bells of Burracombe though you dont have to read this first.I enjoyed this book and if you have read "lilian Harry " books before then you will be familar with her style of writing and this book will not let you down.Also good for fans of The miss Read books.In short a nice book on the everyday life of a 1950`s village. |
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