Peppercorn Street

Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Allison & Busby
ISBN: 0749017074
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 302

Book Description
Three women find new hope in Peppercorn Street, a small village in a beautiful corner of Wiltshire with a mixture of homes and people. Janey is 18 and living in a small flat with her baby daughter. Just as her new life starts to show promise, her past catches up with her. Nicole is renting one of the new luxury flats. She's just walked away from her husband and teenage sons, tired of being treated as a servant, suspecting her husband of having an affair. Winifred has lived in her large family home at the top of the street for over eighty years but it's all getting too much, though she doesn't want to leave. Things are not what they seem in any of the three women's lives and danger can strike at rich and poor alike. The trick is to survive it, and for this you need good friends and courage: all freely available in Peppercorn Street.

Christmas in Peppercorn Street

Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd
ISBN: 0749024682
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 262

Book Description
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?

The Boy on Cinnamon Street

Author: Phoebe Stone
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
ISBN: 0545393167
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 137

Book Description
A story about a wounded girl and the boy who won't give up on her. 7th grader Louise should be the captain of her school's gymnastics team - but she isn't. She's fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesn't. And there's a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never connect. Louise has everything going for her - so what is it that's holding her back?Phoebe Stone tells the winning story of the spring when 7th grader Louise Terrace wakes up, finds the courage to confront the painful family secret she's hiding from - and finally get the boy.

Reports from Commissioners

Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Lords
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 570

Book Description

Do Without It; a Christmas Story

Author: Esq. W. PERCIVAL
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 38

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In Focus

Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd
ISBN: 074902741X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 332

Book Description
A stolen child. A family torn apart. When a new feature on Pete Newbury's popular TV programme shows his adult image digitally transformed to that of a young child, Beth is shocked to realize that he's her 'baby' brother, who vanished without trace thirty-eight years ago. Her mother has grieved ever since but bringing their family back together after so much heartache isn't going to be easy. Pete Newbury's is shocked to the core by the revelations the new segment brings to light. Has his whole life been a deception?

Saffron Lane

Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd
ISBN: 0749020350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 338

Book Description
Nell has come to feel very at home in her beautiful corner of Wiltshire with her partner Angus. What she could do with, however, is a challenge, and the prospect of bringing life back to an abandoned row of houses, Saffron Lane, is just what she's looking for.Stacy, lost and alone after a divorce she didn't see coming, is trying her best to start over. And Elise, battling her nieces who would force her into residential care, longs for a home where she can get back to her painting. When their paths cross, the future starts to look brighter although not all goes according to plan.

Grace of Glenholme. Second Edition

Author: William Platt
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 374

Book Description

Grace of Glenholme

Author: William Platt (Novelist.)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 376

Book Description

Bay Tree Cottage

Author: Anna Jacobs
Publisher: Allison & Busby Ltd
ISBN: 0749022728
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 304

Book Description
The houses in Saffron Lane are being filled with artists thanks to the efforts of Nell and Angus. Ginger doesn't win a place there, but gets a job running the small café/art gallery, taking refuge there from her abusive bully of a son. When she meets Iain, sparks fly between them, the first time she's felt attracted to anyone for years. But will her son spoil it?Emil is in town to open the small museum in Saffron Lane and run his father's business. This throws new opportunities in his path, and new problems too. Will the newcomers manage to build new lives or will selfish people destroy their attempts to find happiness?