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In the tradition of Kristin Harmel and Elise Hooper, Usa Today best seller Marty Wingate transports us to postwar England's Suffolk coast in a rich historical drama about love lost - and promise found. England, 1957. Olive Kersey's only love never returned from World War Ii, and now, she's alone and penniless. Then, the last person she ever expected to see again returns to Southwold. Olive's childhood friend, Margery Paxton, arrives to claim her inheritance- Mersea House, a stately old home she plans to turn into the town's only lodging. Olive's life takes a sunny turn when Margery hires her to run the establishment. But Mersea House holds its own mysteries - and its own dangers. First, rumors begin to fly when two enigmatic lodgers move in- Hugh Hodson, manager of the town cinema, and Mrs. Abigail Claypool, a recluse and war widow. And then, the completely unexpected- Margery is informed she has a new ward, eleven-year-old Juniper Wyckes, the orphaned daughter of Margery's first love. Mrs. Lucie Pagett, Children's Officer at the local authority, informs Margery that Juniper was severely stricken with polio as a child, and makes clear that she could be taken away if her welfare is in jeopardy. But the past is never far behind for the inhabitants of Mersea House, and looming secrets may destroy these friendships they've created.
Barnes & Noble No Color The Orphans Of Mersea House: A Novel By Marty Wingate
In the tradition of Kristin Harmel and Elise Hooper, Usa Today best seller Marty Wingate transports us to postwar England's Suffolk coast in a rich historical drama about love lost - and promise found. England, 1957. Olive Kersey's only love never returned from World War Ii, and now, she's alone and penniless. Then, the last person she ever expected to see again returns to Southwold. Olive's childhood friend, Margery Paxton, arrives to claim her inheritance- Mersea House, a stately old home she plans to turn into the town's only lodging. Olive's life takes a sunny turn when Margery hires her to run the establishment. But Mersea House holds its own mysteries - and its own dangers. First, rumors begin to fly when two enigmatic lodgers move in- Hugh Hodson, manager of the town cinema, and Mrs. Abigail Claypool, a recluse and war widow. And then, the completely unexpected- Margery is informed she has a new ward, eleven-year-old Juniper Wyckes, the orphaned daughter of Margery's first love. Mrs. Lucie Pagett, Children's Officer at the local authority, informs Margery that Juniper was severely stricken with polio as a child, and makes clear that she could be taken away if her welfare is in jeopardy. But the past is never far behind for the inhabitants of Mersea House, and looming secrets may destroy these friendships they've created.
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