Author: Iain Gordon
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1785899996
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 232

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It is 1995 and the Morton-Stewarts assemble at the ‘Villa Victoria’ in Antibes, which has been in their family since 1880. The purpose of the gathering is to discuss the future of the house and of the two elderly aunts who, apart from their internment during the war, have lived there all their lives. Isolated from the social change around them, they run the villa like an Irish country house, ignoring the fact that ‘The Season’ has changed from winter to summer and that the society in which they were brought up no longer exists. As Frances, their great-niece, observes: “They are living a 1920s lifestyle in the 1990s, and if they can no longer afford it, surely we must do something about it!” For Charlie, the current owner of the house, it is a time to review the principles and prejudices which have governed his life so far and to question their morality and relevance in today’s world. For Sylvia, the widow of James, Charlie’s ‘black sheep’ brother, and her daughter Emma, it is a time of anxiety; Sylvia was a barmaid who ‘trapped’ James and was the cause of his disinheritance many years ago. She has been ostracised by the family for twenty years; how will they react to her now? Seduced by the glory of a Riviera spring and surrounded by the memorabilia and traditions of a century of occupation, the family settle down and start getting to know each other – quite unprepared for the momentous revelations that are to come... Easter at the Villa Victoria is a romantic, character-driven novel, full of humour and set in the 1990s. It will primarily appeal to female readers.

Author: Iain Gordon
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789015995
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 240

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Irene, beautiful and headstrong, is born in Lambeth, daughter of a river policeman who served a full career in the army and had boxed professionally. Her mother spent her working life in domestic service. Despite being raised in a stable and loving family, Irene always feels she has been born into the wrong level of society. When she marries the eldest son of the local vicar, it gives her the position she has always sought. They appear to be very happy, but when the war intervenes, with the inevitable long separations, affections on both sides stray. Separation, tempestuous relationships and further marriages to unsuitable men steadily erode Irene’s status as the ‘Colonel’s Lady’, furthering her anger and unhappiness at how her life has devolved. Always in debt and estranged from her closest family, the base side of her nature comes to the fore as she struggles to create a successful business and to regain the admiration and respect in which she was once held. A novel of ambition and selfish desires, this modern story has at its centre a beautiful, amoral anti-heroine who readers cannot help but root for even as they marvel at the rise and decline of Irene.

Author: Shrewsbury School (Shrewsbury, England)
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Languages : en
Pages : 510

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Category : Private schools
Languages : en
Pages : 1126

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This handbook aims to be a guide to the best private schools of the country. It has been undertaken with the parent especially in mind, but it is hoped that it may be of value to school and college authorities and all others interested in the subject. It is believed that this Handbook is the first volume which attempts a critical and discriminating treatment of the private schools of the country. It is an endeavor to classify the schools on their merits -- at least a step, it is hoped, toward eventual standardization. - Editor's foreword.

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Category : Indexes
Languages : en
Pages : 640

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Languages : en
Pages : 730

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Author: Edwin Alfred Robert Rumball-Petre
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Category : Europe
Languages : en
Pages : 170

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Author: Kelly's directories, ltd
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Languages : en
Pages : 1174

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Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons
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Languages : en
Pages : 532

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Author: James Malloy
Publisher: University of Pittsburgh Pre
ISBN: 0822975912
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 421

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Ten original essays discuss changes in the life, politics, and culture of Bolivia since the revolution of 1952.