The Dower House A Story

Author : Patricia Wentworth
Publisher : Open Road Media
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781504033282

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The Dower House Mystery by Patricia Wentworth Pdf

In this atmospheric tale from the author of the Miss Silver Mysteries, a widow is reunited with her girlhood love in a house haunted by all-too-human ghosts They meet again in the dusk of a ruined garden. Amabel Grey hasn’t laid eyes on Julian Forsham in twenty years, not since she gave him up—the man she’d fallen passionately in love with—for the fiancé who needed her. Now an unexpected circumstance brings the British widow and the world-famous scientist together again. Amabel’s nineteen-year-old daughter, Daphne, has been invited to join her friends—and the boy she adores—on a trip to Egypt. But she needs two hundred pounds from her mother. George Forsham is offering that exact sum to anyone willing to stay six months at Dower House, the centuries-old estate in the English countryside where Amabel and Julian first met. The fact that the overgrown, sadly neglected house is rumored to be haunted doesn’t deter Amabel. Until strange things start happening . . . The mewing of a cat that doesn’t exist, the sound of flapping wings, someone crying in the dark. Are restless spirits walking the night? Or is there a rational explanation? Plunged into deadly danger, Amabel could lose her second chance with the man she never stopped loving.

Author : Annie Cudlip (formerly Thomas.),Annie Thomas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NLS:V001488786

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The Dower House; a Story by Annie Cudlip (formerly Thomas.),Annie Thomas Pdf

Author : Annabel Davis-Goff
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999-06-12
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0312206453

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The Dower House by Annabel Davis-Goff Pdf

Widely praised for her rich and elegant prose, Annabel Davis-Goff delivers the story of Molly Hassard, an Anglo-Irish orphan coming of age in a formerly privileged society. As the Protestant-Irish emerge from the postwar years, the refuse to face the inevitable: They have beautiful old houses, but can scarcely afford to heat them; eat meals on exquisitely set tables, while the roof leaks; and talk very seriously about the importance of making suitable marriages. When Molly flees the genteel poverty of Ireland for London of the 1960s, she must balance the allure of the new against the romance of a world that no longer exists.

Author : Tricia Dower
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-24
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143186472

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Stony River by Tricia Dower Pdf

Stony River, New Jersey, 1955: On a sweltering June afternoon, Linda Wise and Tereza Dobra witness a disturbing scene. A pale, pretty girl who looks about their age is taken from Crazy Haggerty’s house by two uniformed policemen. Everyone in Stony River thought Crazy Haggerty lived alone. The pale, pretty girl is about to enter an alien world, and as Tereza and Linda try to make sense of what they’ve seen, they’re unaware their own lives will soon be shattered as well. Set in a decade we tend to think of as a more innocent time, Stony River shows in dramatic and unexpected ways how perilous it was to come of age in the 1950s with its absent mothers, controlling fathers, biblical injunctions, teenaged longing, and small-town pretence. The threat of sexual violence is all around: angry fathers at home, dirty boys in the neighbourhood, strange men in strange cars, a dead girl, and another gone missing. An engrossing novel about growing up, finding your voice, and forgiving your family, Stony River is a brilliant story from a remarkable new Canadian voice.

Author : Patricia Wentworth
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2016-06-06
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1911095870

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The Dower House Mystery by Patricia Wentworth Pdf

A golden age mystery novel, first published in 1925.

Author : Elizabeth Caroline GREY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1844
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0024080845

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The Old Dower House, a Tale of Bygone Days by Elizabeth Caroline GREY Pdf

Author : Mary Kingswood
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : England
ISBN : 1912167182

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The Governess by Mary Kingswood Pdf

The first of a brand new series by the author of Sons of the Marquess. When Mr Edmund Winterton of Woodside dies, his daughters find themselves penniless and homeless. What can they do? Unless they wish to live on charity, they will have to find genteel employment for themselves. Annabelle becomes governess to the daughters of the recently bereaved Earl of Brackenwood. She has no idea how to teach, but her pupils can learn all they need from books, so how difficult can it be? She'll need all her ingenuity to cope with the rebelliousness of her charges, and the unwanted attentions of their father. But when her past returns to haunt her, she has to make a difficult decision. Allan is slowly getting used to life as a widower, but his mother is determined that he must marry again and produce an heir. He is determined that he won't, although the new governess is just the sort of woman he could fall in love with. But when a face from long ago reappears and stirs up suspicion, he has to consider the possibility that his wife's death was not natural. What is worse, he himself is the obvious suspect. If he can't prove his innocence, he may lose everything - his home, his new love and even his life. A traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom.

Author : Katherine Swift
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Gardening
ISBN : 9780802779809

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The Morville Hours by Katherine Swift Pdf

Nobody writes about the garden like the English. And few in England have ever been as eloquent or astute as Katherine Swift. Some twenty years ago, she and her husband leased a house in the town of Morville, in Shropshire, whose garden became her passion. Driven to uncover its history, she takes readers on a journey through time, back to the forces that shaped the garden, linking the stories of those who lived in the house and tended the same red soil with her family's own. Spanning thousands of years, The Morville Hours is also deeply personal, a journey through the seasons, but also one of self-exploration, of finding one's place in the world and putting down roots. The Morville Hours takes the form of the medieval Books of Hours, recalling the monastic past of the house. Each chapter is named after one of the Hours of the Divine Office, and summons vividly to life an hour of the day or night--from the crunch of grass underfoot at midnight on a frosty New Year's Eve to a perfumed May Day morning when the whole world seems sixteen again; from the enervating heat of a midsummer noon to the bloom of blue-black damsons picked on a golden September afternoon. Together, they describe the arc of the gardening year, and the arc of life.

Author : Alanna Knight
Publisher : Allison & Busby Ltd
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780749024017

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The Dower House Mystery by Alanna Knight Pdf

York, 1907. Newly retired Inspector Faro is delighted at the prospect of staying in the Dower House, situated on a Roman villa once home to Emperor Severus. But he arrives to find his wife Imogen distraught and desperately searching for her missing Irish cousin, who seems to have vanished without a trace . . .

Author : Mary Balogh
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780698156104

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Only a Kiss by Mary Balogh Pdf

The Survivors’ Club: Six men and one woman, injured in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendships forged in steel and loyalty. But for one, her trials are not over.... Since witnessing the death of her husband during the wars, Imogen, Lady Barclay, has secluded herself in the confines of Hardford Hall, their home in Cornwall. The new owner has failed to take up his inheritance, and Imogen desperately hopes he will never come to disturb her fragile peace. Percival Hayes, Earl of Hardford, has no interest in the wilds of Cornwall, but when he impulsively decides to pay a visit to his estate there, he is shocked to discover that it is not the ruined heap he had expected. He is equally shocked to find the beautiful widow of his predecessor’s son living there. Soon Imogen awakens in Percy a passion he has never thought himself capable of feeling. But can he save her from her misery and reawaken her soul? And what will it mean for him if he succeeds?

Author : Georgette Heyer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Bath (England)
ISBN : OCLC:939601580

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Bath Tangle by Georgette Heyer Pdf

When the Earl of Spenborough suddenly dies, his wilful daughter Serena is devastated. Then she is horrified to find has her inheritance is held by a trustee, none other than the Marquis of Rotherham, an arrogant noble who used to be betrothed to Serena. She can regain her inheritance is if she weds but only if the marquis gives his approval.

Author : Joanne Schwartz
Publisher : Groundwood Books Ltd
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-01
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781554988723

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Town Is by the Sea by Joanne Schwartz Pdf

Winner of CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal Winner of the TD Canadian Children’s Literature Award A young boy wakes up to the sound of the sea, visits his grandfather’s grave after lunch and comes home to a simple family dinner with his family, but all the while his mind strays to his father digging for coal deep down under the sea. Stunning illustrations by Sydney Smith, the award-winning illustrator of Sidewalk Flowers, show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig. With curriculum connections to communities and the history of mining, this beautifully understated and haunting story brings a piece of Canadian history to life. The ever-present ocean and inevitable pattern of life in a Cape Breton mining town will enthrall children and move adult readers.

Author : Laura Dower
Publisher : Volo
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002-07-22
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 078681683X

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From the Files of Madison Finn: Just Visiting - Book #9 by Laura Dower Pdf

Madison is disappointed that she has to go to Gramma's lake house and miss all the summer fun in Far Hills until a mysterious boy visits the house next door and her summer starts to sizzle.

Author : Akiko Miyakoshi
Publisher : Kids Can Press Ltd
Page : 39 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781771388962

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The Way Home in the Night by Akiko Miyakoshi Pdf

A gentle, dreamlike tale about heading home in the night. A mother rabbit carries her young bunny home through the dark, quiet streets. The lights are on in many of the animal neighborsê windows, so the bunny can see, hear and smell whatês happening inside: a pie being pulled out of the oven, a party, a goodbye hug. When they reach home, the father rabbit tucks the bunny into bed. But the bunny continues to wonder about the neighborsê activities. –Are the party guests saying goodnight?” Will the one saying goodbye –take the last train home?” Until finally, the tired bunny falls asleep. The perfect story for the end of the day.

Author : Laura Dower
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2009-08-06
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781101149478

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Return of Mega Mantis #2 by Laura Dower Pdf

The Monster Squad is back and this time they are battling one of Leery's biggest creations - Mega Mantis. The giant mantis has returned to Riddle and he brought all of his insect friends with him. Now it's up to the Monster Squad to squash this bug for good! But how do you kill a bug that's four times bigger than a house?