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Untold romance and a coming-of-age tale unfold in a famed coaching inn where every guest carries a secret.
This historical novel follows a young woman who tends to travelers at the Pied Bull inn in Warwickshire. As the era of great stagecoaches wanes, she becomes entangled with a weary traveler seeking health, a sharp-witted solicitor, and a charming prince-like visitor. The setting blends daily inn life with hints of love, loyalty, and contested fortunes, all against a backdrop of changing travel and social mores. The story weaves together personal loyalties and simmering questions about inheritance, identity, and what people will do to protect those they care for.
- Meet a vivid cast: an innkeeper family, a dignified guest, a calculating lawyer, and a prince-figure with hidden motives.
- Experience the atmosphere of late-19th-century English travel, tea-rooms, and the daily grind of hosting strangers.
- Sense the tension as ambitions and affections collide around a potential claim to property and power.
- Follow a careful, character-driven plot that探索s themes of loyalty, risk, and the bonds that hold people together.
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Alice of the Inn, Vol. 1: A Tale of the Old Coaching Days (Classic Reprint)
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Paperback. Condition: New. Print on Demand. This book is a series of events encountered by the protagonist Alice as she interacts with her invalid guest, Mr. Traill. While traveling, Mr. Traill is forced to rest at Alice's family's inn. Alice, a woman with a kind heart, befriends and provides comfort to Mr. Traill until his unfortunate passing. Unexpectedly, Mr. Traill leaves behind arrangements that will change Alice's life forever. The book explores the themes of love, loss, and unexpected change. It serves as a reminder to cherish the connections we make as we journey through life. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Seller Inventory # 9780259376729_0
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