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A novel of two sisters in postwar England that lets you step into the Jane Austen like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede (The Christian Science Monitor).
Belinda and Harriet Bede live together in a small English village. Shy, sensible Belinda has been secretly in love with Henry Hoccleve the poetry-spouting, married archdeacon of their church for thirty years. Belinda s much more confident, forthright younger sister Harriet, meanwhile, is ardently pursued by Count Ricardo Bianco. Although she has turned down every marriageable man who proposes, Harriet still welcomes any new curate with dinner parties and flirtatious conversation. And one of the newest arrivals, the reverend Edgar Donne, has everyone talking.A warm, affectionate depiction of a postwar English village, Some Tame Gazelle perfectly captures the quotidian details that make up everyday life. With its vibrant supporting cast, it s also a poignant story of unrequited love."
Belinda and Harriet Bede live together in a small English village. Shy, sensible Belinda has been secretly in love with Henry Hoccleve the poetry-spouting, married archdeacon of their church for thirty years. Belinda s much more confident, forthright younger sister Harriet, meanwhile, is ardently pursued by Count Ricardo Bianco. Although she has turned down every marriageable man who proposes, Harriet still welcomes any new curate with dinner parties and flirtatious conversation. And one of the newest arrivals, the reverend Edgar Donne, has everyone talking.A warm, affectionate depiction of a postwar English village, Some Tame Gazelle perfectly captures the quotidian details that make up everyday life. With its vibrant supporting cast, it s also a poignant story of unrequited love."
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"One of my favorites Pym novels . . . Pym's fans will feel completely at home when they step into the Jane Austen-like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede." --"The Christian Science Monitor"
"One of my favorites Pym novels . . . Pym&
One of my favorites Pym novels . . . Pym s fans will feel completely at home when they step into the Jane Austen like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede. The Christian Science Monitor"
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"One of my favorites Pym novels . . . Pym&
One of my favorites Pym novels . . . Pym s fans will feel completely at home when they step into the Jane Austen like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede. The Christian Science Monitor"
A charming and funny tale of parish life by an author whose many fans include Philip Larkin, Alexander McCall Smith and Jilly Cooper.
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- PublisherOpen Road Media Teen & Tween
- Publication date2014
- ISBN 10 1480479705
- ISBN 13 9781480479708
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages224
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