The Cotton Lass And Other Stories

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2018-10-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749023096

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The Cotton Lass and Other Stories by Anna Jacobs Pdf

This collection of stand-alone short stories is a treat for new readers and dedicated fans alike. In each of these 17 stories, an ordinary person takes on an extraordinary journey to a new life, discovering facets and strengths they never knew they possessed. Across a variety of time periods and settings, these stories capture Anna Jacobs' unique style and showcase her mastery of emotional tales. The collection includes:The Cotton Lass: Widow Sarah is struggling to make ends meet as England suffers from the cotton famine brought on by war in the United States. Will the opportunity to move to Australia provide a new life for her?Sunshine and Parrots: Penny has moved to Perth, Australia to be closer to her brother. She finds herself attracted to her handsome new neighbour, Matt, but will a series of misunderstandings keep them apart?Going Out in Style: Mrs Kelly is widely acknowledged as uncooperative and a trouble maker in her nursing home, but forms a bond with Raelene, a young woman doing community service at the home. Their friendship will transform them both.

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749028862

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Hawthorn Close by Anna Jacobs Pdf

From the multi-million copy bestselling author ... Recently moved to the village of Essington St Mary, Rob Carswell discovers the plight of his new neighbour Ilsa who is battling illness as well as the bullying tactics of a local builder. It is proving to be a more dramatic corner of Wiltshire than the tranquil atmosphere would suggest. Nearby, Amy Hatherall is feeling adrift following the death of her mother, but a final handwritten letter leads her in an unexpected direction to a great-aunt she never knew she had. As the line of old hawthorn trees begin to blossom, they keep watch as romance and new beginnings bloom for the residents of the close.

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749029616

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Paula's Way by Anna Jacobs Pdf

An unexpected inheritance is most people's dream, but not for Paula. Having put bad times behind her, she is now happy and secure in Western Australia with her own business. This is a complete contrast to her rootless childhood, and she has little interest in the minor stately home in the English countryside of which she is apparently now the owner. Persuaded to visit the property in Wiltshire, Paula travels to England, but she has to confront complications both romantic and financial that will test the old adage that home is where the heart is.

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749025168

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Change of Season by Anna Jacobs Pdf

Rosalind's husband forces her to move from Australia to England because of his job with a multi-national company. But he's called away to deal with a crisis in Singapore and she's left to settle into a new country on her own. One by one, her three grown-up children need help with major life problems and there's only her to help them, because as usual, Paul puts his job first. Then she finds out that her husband's been unfaithful for years, and it's the final blow to their marriage, especially as she's met another man she finds attractive and kind. Her confidence grows as she wins acclaim as an embroidery artist and then she comes into an inheritance. Will her loyalty keep her with her husband, as it has before, or will Paul get more than he'd bargained for with the new, independent Rosalind?

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 303 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-10-21
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749027728

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A Very Special Christmas by Anna Jacobs Pdf

Abigail Beadle has given two decades of her life to caring for her late father and preserving the family home, Ashgrove House in Wiltshire. When her loathed stepmother, Edwina, dies, Abigail is glad to be released from her bullying. She will also be able to look after the house properly, perhaps have a real Christmas at home, without Edwina's stranglehold on the finances. But her stepmother left behind a will that casts doubt on Abigail's inheritance and raises the possibility that she will have to leave the home she loves so much. It is not until Lucas Chadwick, the man she loved when she was young, returns to the village that Abigail begins to believe her life might be able to start at last ...

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-10-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749024680

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Christmas in Peppercorn Street by Anna Jacobs Pdf

Christmas is fast approaching but for some people living at the top end of Peppercorn Street, the mood is far from festive. Luke Morgan is not getting on with his teenage daughter, who has recently returned to live with him. In a nearby village Claire Small is trying to avoid her sadistic ex who is stalking her. When Claire and Luke are thrown together by a car accident caused by her dog, it's obvious that she is in danger and he impulsively invites Claire, her delightful small daughter and their lovable dog to take refuge in his home. Can the presence of strangers help to rebuild the relationship between Luke and his own daughter? And will this Christmas give them the best present of all: a new family - or will Claire's ex again cause trouble?

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2022-10-20
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749028718

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Larch Tree Lane by Anna Jacobs Pdf

In the quiet of the Wiltshire countryside, Maggie Hatherall, full of life despite her advancing years, is worried about what she is going to do with her two-hundred-year-old home. Newcomer Lucia Grey has escaped a bad marriage but her ex is reluctant to let her go. For architect Corin Drayton, an unexpected inheritance is the start of a complicated family wrangle but it does mean he stumbles upon Larch Tree Lane, hidden among the rolling hills. From the cottages and farms to the local shop, pub and old manor house, residents' lives are set to intertwine, relationships bloom and both romance and heartache lie ahead.

Author : Steve Wilson
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 238 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2016-06-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781326699772

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Heysel and Other Stories by Steve Wilson Pdf

A collection of sixty short stories, articles and poems, covering a range of genres and topics, most of which are NOT sports-related. Heysel, the title story, is a first-hand report of the unfolding tale of the disaster at the Heysel Stadium, Brussels, on the occasion of the 1985 European Cup Final between Liverpool and Juventus.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 808 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BSB:BSB11516774

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Publishers' circular and booksellers' record by Anonim Pdf

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1895
Category : Bibliography
ISBN : PRNC:32101079672158

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The Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature by Anonim Pdf

Author : Richard Dehan
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2023-08-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783368371685

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Off Sandy Hook; And Other Stories by Richard Dehan Pdf

Reproduction of the original.

Author : Amelia E. Barr
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1888
Category : American fiction
ISBN : NYPL:33433084129786

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Christopher, and Other Stories by Amelia E. Barr Pdf

Author : Anna Jacobs
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749023850

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Finding Cassie by Anna Jacobs Pdf

When the teenage girl who has been hanging around near the house knocks on the door and tells her she's her granddaughter, Cassandra Bennington is shocked rigid. There's only one way this can be true: if Evie is the daughter of the baby Cassie gave away for adoption when she was herself a troubled teenager. Is this a trick? Or is Evie's tale true? When she discovers why the girl has come to find her, it brings a tangle of other problems that she can't ignore. This was the last thing she expected to be dealing with as she moves into her new home in a leisure village in Wiltshire.

Author : Clara Morris
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 310 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783387093148

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A Silent Singer; And Other Stories by Clara Morris Pdf

Author : George Mackay Brown
Publisher : John Murray
Page : 185 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2014-02-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781848549364

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The Masked Fisherman and Other Stories by George Mackay Brown Pdf

An incident from the Viking period in the Northern Isles of Scotland inspired the story from which this collection takes its name. The stories range from the first century, to the 1920s - when the author was a child - to one which ends a hundred years from now.