The Pumpkin Coach
an enchanting novel full of passion and drama from bestselling author Susan Sallis
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2017
Corgi Books (Verlag)
978-0-552-17469-5 (ISBN)
Corgi Books (Verlag)
978-0-552-17469-5 (ISBN)
For Alice Pettiford, living near Gloucester in the late 1940s, leaving school for a job as a railway secretary makes perfect sense. When he and Alice discover an old railway coach, long abandoned, hidden in a clearing in the Forest of Dean, Alice realises that it has been a very special, magical place.
Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will love this beautifully captivating romantic saga from multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING!
'I could not get over how beautifully written this book is' -- ***** Reader review
'Highly recommend this book' -- ***** Reader review
'A page-turner' -- ***** Reader review
'Could not put it down! -- ***** Reader review
'Don't miss this one' -- ***** Reader review
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YOUR DESTINY CAN BE SHAPED BY THE MOST UNLIKELY OF THINGS...
For Alice Pettiford, living near Gloucester in the late 1940s, leaving school for a job as a railway secretary makes perfect sense: most of her family have worked for the railway over the years.
What Alice does not expect is that she would fall in love with Joe Adair, a colleague, almost as soon as she meets him. But Joe has to go overseas on National Service, and in the meanwhile her friend Hester's brother, the enigmatic Valentine, finds that his fondness for Alice is deepening into something much stronger.
When he and Alice discover an old railway coach, long abandoned, hidden in a clearing in the Forest of Dean, Alice realises that it has been a very special, magical place. What she doesn't know is that the coach has played a secret part in the history of Joe's family, and that Joe's mother named it 'the pumpkin coach'. Now her own destiny will also be shaped by this enchanted refuge.
Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Fiona Valpy will love this beautifully captivating romantic saga from multi-million copy seller and Sunday Times bestselling author Susan Sallis.
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING!
'I could not get over how beautifully written this book is' -- ***** Reader review
'Highly recommend this book' -- ***** Reader review
'A page-turner' -- ***** Reader review
'Could not put it down! -- ***** Reader review
'Don't miss this one' -- ***** Reader review
*******************************************************************************************************
YOUR DESTINY CAN BE SHAPED BY THE MOST UNLIKELY OF THINGS...
For Alice Pettiford, living near Gloucester in the late 1940s, leaving school for a job as a railway secretary makes perfect sense: most of her family have worked for the railway over the years.
What Alice does not expect is that she would fall in love with Joe Adair, a colleague, almost as soon as she meets him. But Joe has to go overseas on National Service, and in the meanwhile her friend Hester's brother, the enigmatic Valentine, finds that his fondness for Alice is deepening into something much stronger.
When he and Alice discover an old railway coach, long abandoned, hidden in a clearing in the Forest of Dean, Alice realises that it has been a very special, magical place. What she doesn't know is that the coach has played a secret part in the history of Joe's family, and that Joe's mother named it 'the pumpkin coach'. Now her own destiny will also be shaped by this enchanted refuge.
Susan Sallis is the bestselling author of many novels including Choices, Come Rain or Shine, The Keys to the Garden, The Apple Barrel, Sea of Dreams, Time of Arrival, Five Farthings and The Pumpkin Coach. She was brought up in Gloucestershire and now lives in Clevedon, Somerset.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 31.10.2017 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 106 x 178 mm |
| Gewicht | 244 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Historische Romane |
| Literatur ► Märchen / Sagen | |
| Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-552-17469-6 / 0552174696 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-552-17469-5 / 9780552174695 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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