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Polperro - Couverture souple

Wells-Wane, Jill

 
9781844019601: Polperro
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1844019608 ISBN 13 : 9781844019601
Editeur : Athena Press, 2007

Synopsis

Mary Rowett starts her life in the small fishing village of Polperro in the late seventeenth century. After the death of her parents, she is cared for by Elsie, a midwife and white witch. As she grows up, Mary finds herself drawn into a world of smuggling and pagan worship. When Captain William Beawes is shipwrecked on the Cornish coast and loses his cargo of diamonds, Mary's life is changed for ever. Polperro is Mary's story: one of love, intrigue and defiance. Thwarted by her grandparents, her brothers, and her lascivious cousin, and finally turned on by the inhabitants of her beloved Polperro, will Mary and William find a place they can both call home?

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Présentation de l'éditeur

Mary Rowett starts her life in the small fishing village of Polperro in the late seventeenth century. After the death of her parents, she is cared for by Elsie, a midwife and white witch. As she grows up, Mary finds herself drawn into a world of smuggling and pagan worship. When Captain William Beawes is shipwrecked on the Cornish coast and loses his cargo of diamonds, Mary's life is changed for ever. Polperro is Mary's story: one of love, intrigue and defiance. Thwarted by her grandparents, her brothers, and her lascivious cousin, and finally turned on by the inhabitants of her beloved Polperro, will Mary and William find a place they can both call home?

Biographie de l'auteur

Jill Wells-Wane was born and brought up in Coventry in the West Midlands. Jill is married with two daughters and five step-children. She has been writing short stories for many years. This is her first major novel.

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Éditeur
Athena Press
Date d'édition
2007
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844019608
ISBN 13 
9781844019601
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
232
Coordonnées du fabricant
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