Bells Of Burracombe

Author : Lilian Harry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409124657
Total Pages : 315 pages
Book Rating : 4.58/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Lilian Harry
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Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Author : Lilian Harry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409130223
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Girl Called Thursday written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2010-08-19 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A terrifically compelling wartime story of love and loss from the author of A SONG AT TWILIGHT. Born at the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month in 1918, Mary and Walter Tilford's baby daughter is named Thursday. It was meant to be a message of hope for the future - but they could not foresee that by the time Thursday celebrated her twenty-first birthday, Britain would once again be at war with Germany. Thursday is determined to help in the war effort and volunteers as a Red Cross Voluntary Aid Detachment nurse. She is attached to the Royal Navy, and begins her service at Haslar Hospital on the shores of Portsmouth Harbour. The realities of war are brought home to her when the casualties begin to arrive from Dunkirk and Thursday begins to understand the true meaning of courage. While experiencing all the natural hopes and dreams of any young woman, finding pleasure and joy as well as sorrow in her work, Thursday is given her own opportunity to show strength and bravery in the face of war - and find a lasting love.

Author : Lilian Harry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409122336
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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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?

Author : Anne Bennett
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007226055
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Mother's Spirit written by Anne Bennett and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2008 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From rural rags to brief riches and back to ruin, this is a moving saga of hard work, bad luck and finally hope for a family's future. Gloria Sullivan can't quite believe where she has ended up. Growing up with no money worries, she fell head over heels in love with the handsome, hardworking Irishman employed by her father. They were the golden couple - until the Wall Street crash, when everything was lost. Finally she agreed to start again in London with husband Joe and their small son. World War Two was raging, and Joe laboured on the docks by day and fighting fires by night. He was a hero - but one dreadful fire left him terribly injured. Once more Gloria resolved to leave everything behind and to take Joe home to his family farm in Ireland, his only hope of recovery. Gloria now dutifully nurses her husband, but she can't settle in the countryside. Then a nearby American base begins recruiting civilians. Gloria tells everyone it's her chance to do her bit - but will she be tempted to do much more?

Author : Lilian Harry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409124673
Total Pages : 361 pages
Book Rating : 4.72/5 ( download)

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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...

Author : Anne Bennett
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007547773
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.77/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Strong Hand to Hold written by Anne Bennett and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2014-07-03 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A heartbreaking tale of love and loss in a time of war, perfect for fans of Katie Flynn and Annie Groves.

Author : Lilian Harry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 140911211X
Total Pages : 355 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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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...

Author : Anne Bennett
Publisher : HarperCollins UK
ISBN 13 : 0007547838
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.38/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Little Learning written by Anne Bennett and published by HarperCollins UK. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Can an ordinary girl dare to be different? The compelling bestseller from Birmingham’s Queen of Fiction

Author : Lilian Harry
Publisher : Orion
ISBN 13 : 1409122352
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Snowfall in Burracombe written by Lilian Harry and published by Orion. This book was released on 2012-09-27 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It may be winter, but in the Devonshire village of Burracombe there is always warmth and friendship, no matter what troubles arise... In the village of Burracombe, nothing stays secret for long and behind the peaceful, rural charm there's always a scandal to uncover, a newcomer to the village to set tongues wagging, a happy occasion to celebrate or friends to help their neighbours through the tough times. It's December 1953 and for Stella Simmons, recovering from a car crash, the winter wedding that she and her sweetheart had planned seems impossible. Elsewhere in the village, Jackie Tozer is dreaming of America and Hilary Napier, who thought the war had robbed her of her chance of happiness, has to ask herself if she could ever imagine leaving her life at the big house for the sake of love and adventure. The darkest time of the year finds everyone asking questions with no easy answer. As snow falls softly on the village, Burracombe proves once again that there's always a surprise just around the corner.