April Grove and Burracombe characters are linked in this touching Lilian Harry novel.
April Grove and Burracombe characters are linked in this touching Lilian Harry novel.
It is December 1952. A wedding is being planned in April Grove, Portsmouth and Jess and Frank Budd want to bring together all their friends and neighbours. They even invite Stella Simmons and her sister Maddy, who now live in the Devonshire village of Burracombe.
Dan and Ruth Hodges attend, together with Dan's son Sammy, who immediately falls in love with his childhood playmate Maddy. But Stephen Napier, son of the Squire of Burracombe, proves a strong rival and Maddy is not yet ready to make such a momentous decision about her life.Meanwhile, Ruth's niece Lizzie and her husband Alec seem to have overcome the problems they encountered when Alec returned from the POW camp which almost broke him. But their happiness is threatened when a face from Lizzie's past reappears in her life and turns everything upside down.“'A warm and compelling novel.'-- My Weekly”
'A warm and compelling novel.'--My Weekly
'Careful research has been combined with the author's own vivid memories of the period, giving a sense of authenticity entwined within a story that's both heart-warming and entertaining.'--Best of British
'Heart-warming characters that leave you wanting more.'--Dee Williams
Lilian Harry grew up in Portsmouth. She has a son, a daughter, two grandchildren and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor.
It is December 1952. A wedding is being planned in April Grove, Portsmouth and Jess and Frank Budd want to bring together all their friends and neighbours. They even invite Stella Simmons and her sister Maddy, who now live in the Devonshire village of Burracombe.Dan and Ruth Hodges attend, together with Dan's son Sammy, who immediately falls in love with his childhood playmate Maddy. But Stephen Napier, son of the Squire of Burracombe, proves a strong rival and Maddy is not yet ready to make such a momentous decision about her life.Meanwhile, Ruth's niece Lizzie and her husband Alec seem to have overcome the problems they encountered when Alec returned from the POW camp which almost broke him. But their happiness is threatened when a face from Lizzie's past reappears in her life and turns everything upside down.
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