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84) 59 Memory Lane
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Series
Pengelly volume 1
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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"May Rosevere has reached the grand old age of one-hundred-and-ten, thanks to a slice of toast with butter every morning, a glass (or two) of sherry in the evening, and the wonders of the Cornish sea breeze - or so she tells everyone. But May has a secret. One that no one has ever discovered, not even her late husband Charles. A treasure trove of long-forgotten letters, just waiting to reveal their secrets, and frosty neighbour Julia are changing...
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English
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Sarah Lucas imagined the rest of her days would be spent living peacefully in her rural Vermont home in the steadfast company of her husband. But after Charles dies suddenly, seventy-five-year-old Sarah is left inconsolably alone--until a variety of wayward souls come seeking shelter in her big, empty house.
92) Promises to keep
Author
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A mother fleeing unspeakable danger to keep her children safe...two young girls guarding secrets in a "cross my heart and hope to die" pledge...a father desperate to be reunited with his family...
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English
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"A huge-hearted, redemptive coming-of-old-age tale, a love story, and an ode to good food. Nothing could be more out of character, but after fifty-nine years of marriage, as her husband Bernard's health declines, and her friends' lives become focused on their grandchildren--which Jenny never had--Jenny decides she wants a little something for herself. So she secretly applies to be a contestant on the prime-time TV show Britain Bakes. Whisked into...
98) A cryptic clue
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
A retired librarian is hired by an eccentric collector who needs an archivist for his huge, expanding compendium of rare books, where she discovers the dead body of her new employer's ex-girlfriend, who was also the heir to a pharmaceutical fortune.
"Sixty-year-old Jane Hunter, forced into early retirement from her job as a university librarian, is seeking a new challenge to keep her spirits up and supplement her meager pension. But as she's about...
99) Emily, alone
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Newly independent widow Emily Maxwell dreams of visits by grandchildren and mourns changes in her quiet Pittsburgh neighborhood before realizing an inner strength to pursue developing opportunities.
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