Merryn Allingham
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English
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A war-torn summer.
A house fallen into ruin.
A family broken apart by scandal...
Summer 1944:
Bombed out by the blitz, Bethany Merston takes up a post as companion to elderly Alice Summer, last remaining inhabitant of the dilapidated and crumbling Summerhayes estate. Now a shadow of its former glory; most of the rooms have been shut up, the garden is overgrown and the whole place feels as unwelcoming as the family themselves. Struggling with the...
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English
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May, 1914: Nestled in Sussex, the Summerhayes mansion seems the perfect country idyll. But a long-running feud between the Summers and their neighbour, Lady Summers' brother, threatens the calm. For Elizabeth Summer, a chance meeting with Aiden Kellaway, an architect's assistant, offers the promise of escape. As the sweltering heat of 1914 builds to a storm, Elizabeth must face an uncertain future, however one thing is certain: this summer will change...
Author
Series
Flora Steele mystery volume 1
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Bookshop owner Flora Steele escapes the sleepy English village of Abbeymead through the adventures in the stories she sells. Until one morning, everything changes when she discovers a body amongst her own bookshelves... The young man with the shock of white-blond hair lay spread-eagled on the floor, surrounded by fallen books. His hand reached out to the scattered pages, as though he was trying to tell her something. But who is he? How did he come...
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