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"Penny plain but pound happy" are the merry inhabitants of this old world cottage set in the quaint and charming atmosphere of a Scottish village...
"A very able and delightful book." -Times
"A triumphant success....Do you wish to read a new novel which will make you happy all the time of your first acquaintance with it, and happy whenever you may chance to think of it Such a novel is 'Penny Plain.' -The British Weekly
"If any Scottish story as good as 'Penny Plain' has been written these twenty years we must have missed it." -Aberdeen Fall Press
"A family of orphan children in a small Scottish town, their maid, their dog, their neighbors, an unexpected fortune and happy marriages for all concerned make a slightly improbable but interesting story without problems. Will be enjoyed by the many people who like a simple, happy romance." -The Booklist Books
"The heroine is in reality named Jean Jardine. She lives in a cottage in a small Scotch town, and is both mother and sister to her young brothers. Jean is one of the most delightful girls in contemporary literature. The charm of the book lies in style and characterization." -The Interior
"Those who enjoy a comfortable story, one without scandal or murder or adventure by fire or flood, will do well to secure 'Penny Plain' at once. The scene is laid in a quiet country village, to which comes an 'Honorable Lady' who has grown sick of fashionable life and of the constant round of gaiety. Jean, the heroine, is a charming character. The boys, the dog, the people of the village, the rich but lonely old man, the nobleman who has only to see Jean to fall in love with her - all these are well worth knowing and all wear an air of reality. It is a comfort to read a book that records the simple annals of a quiet neighborhood - a book that leaves no bad taste in the mouth. Everything moves so smoothly and the description is so quiet and unostentatious that it is only when the story is done that the reader realizes to the full the artistic skill of the author." -The Baptist
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About the Author:
Anna Masterton Buchan was a Scottish novelist who wrote under the pen name O. Douglas. Most of her novels were written and set between the wars and portrayed small town or village life in southern cotland, reflecting her own life. (Wikipedia)
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- PublisherCreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
- Publication date2016
- ISBN 10 1541214412
- ISBN 13 9781541214415
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages358
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