The Lovers Of Pound Hill - Hardcover
When city girl Molly Bonner arrives in Lufferton Boney, she sets off a wave of intrigue that ripples through the village, from Julie the barmaid at the Old Holly Bush, to antiques dealer Dryden Fellows and Montmorency the cat. Nobody knows what she's up to, but her presence will alter the lives and loves of the village and its people for good. Molly's mission is to discover the truth behind Lufferton Boney's most notorious resident, the giant Gnome, a fertility symbol etched into the face of Pound Hill. As she works her way into the villagers' hearts and lives, Molly must keep one step ahead. For she has a few personal demons to settle, as she pursues the wonderful secret that only the Gnome can reveal...
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MAVIS CHEEK was born and grew up in Wimbledon. She began her working life at Editions Alecto, the contemporary art publishers. She then attended Hillcroft College for Women from where she graduated in Arts. After her daughter Bella was born, she began her writing career in earnest; journalism and travel writing at first, then short stories, and eventually, in 1988, her novel Pause Between Acts, which won the She/John Menzies First Novel Prize. Her thirteen novels include Mrs Fytton's Country Life, Janice Gentle Gets Sexy and, most recently, Amenable Women, described in the Times as 'a brilliantly funny, warm, intelligent read'. She now lives and writes in the heart of the English countryside.
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"Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You'll love it" * Daily Mail * "The author unleashes her comic talents to the full" * Sunday Times * "Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill . . . A beautiful and intelligent read." * Good Housekeeping * "A comic delight . . . sparkling entertainment" * Woman & Home * "One of the funniest, most subversive novelists writing today" * Guardian *
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- PublisherCharnwood
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1444810812
- ISBN 13 9781444810813
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages472
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