"The Secret of Orchard Cottage: Заряжающий оптимизмом номер один бестселлер"
Апрель Уилсон задумывается, что же делать дальше - ее жизнь перевернулась с ног на голову после потери мужа, поэтому она надеется вновь собрать себя вместе, посетив свою пожилую тетушку Эдит. Прибыв в сельскую идиллию Тиндлдейла, она огорчена обнаружить, что коттедж Эдит и окружающие его сады находятся в плачевном состоянии. Кажется, Эдит полностью потеряла интерес, вместо этого она отчаянно пытается узнать, что случилось с ее сестрой Винни, которая исчезла во время Второй мировой войны.
Апрель немедленно берется за дело и обнаруживает, что сад все еще приносит обильный урожай каждый год, и с помощью некоторых жителей деревни, включая загадочного кузнеца Мэтта, начинает распутывать загадку пропавшей Винни. Постепенно, Апрель чувствует, что все оживает вновь - но сможет ли Коттедж Орчард произвести свое волшебство и на ней?
The Secretof OrchardCottage, by Alex Brown.A warm and wise feel-good bestseller from author of other number ones, Alex Brown! will make you smile time and time again.As April Wilson lands in Tindldale ostensibly to see her long-lost Aunt overnight, chaos ensues. Upstairs in their dilapidated orchard cottage, the venerable Winnie Langton – one of a most charming pair of residents – vanishes into thin air. That's when all begins to crash down on April, whose life has already been turned upsde-down by the sudden loss of her late husband. With investigation doggedly chased by enigmatic local character Matt-the-Farrier (how apt a name!), April meets a thrilling team of helping hands who literally have a magical roll in fixing up the once-derelict edifice, as her investigations also take her back to the war years where her dead husband might very well have skilled the role of collaborator for the Nazis. Her burgeoning friendship with both Matt and his fascinating partner Susie give new hope to a novel hope-wrapped up in starchytowns, topiary cows and talk of sinister secrets hidden in an old orchard.And don't let Edith's past – and past crimes – get in the way- this heartwarming new Alex Brown heart-warming story works wonderfully…."
The author warm and wise Australian best-seller from Alex Brown who has written many feel-good books including the huge success The Grand Easter Egg Hunt and The Big Picnic in August. April Wilson loses her way after the death of her husbine and tries to find herself in her old Aunt Edith's rustic home but discovers that all is not well there. Matt, an enigma, becomes her association and uncovering a tragic past that calls for remembrance.
Электронная Книга «The Secret of Orchard Cottage: The feel-good number one bestseller» написана автором Alex Brown в году.
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Язык: Английский
ISBN: 9780007597444
Описание книги от Alex Brown
Warm and wise bestselling fiction from the hugely popular Alex Brown, the author of The Great Christmas Knit Off and The Great Village Show.April Wilson is wondering what to do next – her life has been turned upside down after the loss of her husband so she’s hoping to piece herself together again with a visit to her elderly great aunt, Edith. Arriving in the rural idyll of Tindledale, she’s dismayed to find Edith’s cottage and the orchards surrounding it in a sorry state of disrepair. Edith seems to have lost interest completely, instead she’s become desperate to find out what happened to her sister, Winnie, who disappeared during WWII.April gets to work immediately, discovering that the orchard still delivers a bumper crop each year, and with the help of some of the villagers – including Matt, the enigmatic Farrier – begins to unravel the mystery of the missing Winnie. Slowly,April can feel things coming to life again – but can Orchard Cottage work its magic on her too?
