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Robinson
Pub. Date
2013
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However, when James Aden takes up the position of Deputy Agent he does not realise the full extent of what the job entails. He finds himself spending his days negotiating with royalty, farmers, and even wildlife, as well as the imperious Lady Leghorn. In order to survive, James must come to terms with his role quickly, and not let himself get too distracted by Sophie, the pre-college assistant.
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Each Friday, Tom Fitzgerald drives the same people home from Dublin to spend the weekend in Rathdoon. Nancy, Dee, Kev and Celia - each have their own secret story, unknown to their fellow passengers. And of course Tom himself has his own reasons for returning home so regularly ... Once again, Maeve Binchy has conjured up a cast of very human characters with real joys and real sorrows, portrayed with her trademark wit, compassion and warmth.
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An old copper beech overlooks a school, and witnesses all the hopes and loves, dreams and ambitions of the children who grew up there ... By the school house at Shancarrig stands a copper beech, its bark scarred with the names and dreams of the pupils who have grown up under its branches. Under Junior Assistant Mistress Maddy Ross's careful gaze the children play, but out of school Maddy's gaze lingers where it shouldn't. Maura Brennan, a bundle of...
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Kate Ryan and her husband, John, have a rollicking pub in the Irish village of Mountfern, four lovely children, and such wonderful dreams. But all that changes one fateful summer when American millionaire Patrick O?Neill comes to town with his irresistible charm and money to burn. As love and hate vie for a town?s quiet heart, old traditions begin to crumble away. Patrick O?Neill means to build the grand hotel of his dreams, with its promise of wealth...
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Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged ed.
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A funny, poignant tale of youth, envy and the dark side of friendship. Friends since childhood, Katie, Maeve and Evelyn dream of escaping the tiny Irish town of Glenbruff. Outspoken, unpredictable and intoxicating, Evelyn is the undisputed leader of the trio. That is, until an outsider arrives from Dublin and changes Glenbruff forever ... Told from Katie?s witty, quirky perspective, Frances Macken?s outstanding debut takes a keen-eyed look at the...
6) Reservoir 13
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Midwinter in the early years of this century. A teenage girl on holiday has gone missing in the hills at the heart of England. The villagers are called up to join the search, fanning out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of news reporters descends on their usually quiet home.Meanwhile, there is work that must still be done: cows milked, fences repaired, stone cut, pints poured, beds made, sermons written, a pantomime rehearsed....
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Anne of Green Gables volume 1
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Redheaded orphan Anne Shirley longs for a real home, somewhere she can truly belong. When she first arrives at the Green Gables house on Prince Edward Island, it's everything she ever imagined. But to stay, she'll first have to convince Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert to adopt her. And that means controlling her temper (even when Gilbert Blythe calls her "Carrots"), staying out of trouble (and away from hair dye), and not getting too carried away with...
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Publisher
Bolinda audio
Pub. Date
2015
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
After 20 year spent mastering the art of dressmaking at couture houses in Paris, Tilly Dunnage returns to the small Australian town she was banished from as a child. She plans only to check on her ailing mother and leave. But Tilly decides to stay, and though she is still an outcast, her lush, exquisite dresses prove irresistible to the prim women of Dungatar. Through her fashion business, her friendship with Sergeant Farrat - the town?s only policeman,...
9) The show
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Series
The Swell Valley volume 2
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2015
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The second book in the Swell Valley series by bestselling author Tilly Bagshawe Nestled in a glorious patchwork of fields, surrounded by chocolate box villages, Wraggbottom farm means everything to Gabe and Laura Baxter. But love and tradition doesn?t pay the bills. Luckily, Laura has an idea that will share the secret of her happy (if sometimes muddy) country life: producing a reality show that will save the farm! Until the interfering new vicar,...
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Set in the idyllic beauty of a late Edwardian summer in the country, where the passionate pursuit of unexpected love and the village outrage over the arrival of a female Latin teacher will all be swept away by the onset of a war no one could imagine. East Sussex, 1914. It's the end of an idyllic summer and Hugh Grange, down from his medical studies, is visiting his Aunt Agatha in the pretty coastal town of Rye. Casting aside the recent sabre rattling...
11) The coffin club
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Publisher
Bolinda/Audible audio
Pub. Date
2023
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
Some people would kill for a second chance. Kat is rebuilding her life. After losing her husband in a tragic accident, moving to the countryside is her chance to start again. Encouraged by her new and only friend Ginny, Kat joins New Horizons, dubbed the Coffin Club by its members. And that?s how she meets Nico. Instantly drawn to each other, Nico seems like Kat?s perfect match. He is kind, caring, handsome and, most importantly, a father to five-year-old...
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HarperCollinsChildren?sBooks
Pub. Date
2020
Edition
Unabridged ed.
Description
Here you can listen to six fantastic park adventures, performed by Jim Broadbent.Percy the park keeper works hard looking after the park and his animal friends who live there. But Percy still likes to find time for some fun and games. And of course in Percy?s Park there?s always time for a story?This fantastic collection brings together six entertaining adventures:The Secret Path (Text copyright � Nick Butterworth 1994)The Rescue Party (Text copyright...
13) Into Goblyn wood
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Simon & Schuster Audio UK
Pub. Date
2022
Edition
Unabridged ed.
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Fairies are real, but their power is waning . . . Embark on the adventure of a lifetime and discover the magic of Goblyn Wood, with the first book in a major new fantasy series for fans of Nevermoor and Podkin One-Ear! Are you ready to enter Goblyn Wood . . . ? Hazel has always known she was different, but she doesn?t know where she came from. When her best friend Pete is kidnapped by strange creatures, she must gather her courage and enter Goblyn...
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