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Poppy's family is gathering to celebrate her eightieth birthday. Her children, grandchildren and even one great-grandchild are converging on her Sussex home. As she prepares to welcome them all, her mind goes back over her life - to her tough childhood in Yorkshire, to her mother, who scrimped and saved to bring her up decently, to her three husbands and to Alun, the great love of her life who was taken from her by the war. Yes, she has had a full life - a lot fuller than her family realises. As they toast their beloved matriarch, little do they know what an extraordinary and often shocking life she has led...
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A landmark birthday brings back memories - not all of them happy
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Elvi Rhodes was born and educated in Yorkshire, and now lives on the Sussex coast. She is the author of many bestselling novels including Opal, Doctor Rose, Ruth Appleby, The Golden Girls, Madeleine, The House of Bonneau, Cara's Land, The Rainbow Through the Rain, The Bright One, The Mountain, Portrait of Chloe, Spring Music, Midsummer Meeting, Mulberry Lane, A Blessing In Disguise and The Apple Tree. A collection of stories, Summer Promise and Other Stories, is also published by Corgi Books.
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- PublisherISIS Publishing
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0753164183
- ISBN 13 9780753164181
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages432
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Oxford, United Kingdom: ISIS Large Print Books
(2001)
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Compass Press/ ISIS Large Print Bks. 2001 hardback, ex library book with usual first end paper removed, markings and stamps. Otherwise covers and inside in VERY GOOD CLEAN TIGHT READING ORDER. Full refund if not satisfied. 24 hour despatch. Will go via Surface Mail outside Europe. Seller Inventory # lib352
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