The beginning of the beloved village series from Sunday Times bestselling author Lilian Harry. When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister Muriel and has never been able to trace her. Stella is soon caught up in the life of the village, and especially in the plans for celebrating the Festival of Britain. As headmistress Miss Kemp and vicar Basil Harvey ...
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The beginning of the beloved village series from Sunday Times bestselling author Lilian Harry. When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister Muriel and has never been able to trace her. Stella is soon caught up in the life of the village, and especially in the plans for celebrating the Festival of Britain. As headmistress Miss Kemp and vicar Basil Harvey try to keep the peace between villagers, who all have their own ideas for the proposed pageant and fair, Stella tries, with the help of artist Luke Ferris, to find her sister. But Luke has his own troubles... THE BELLS OF BURRACOMBE begins the story of life in a Devonshire village in the 1950s and shows us a picture of Britain coming to terms with the aftermath of the Second World War and entering a new decade.
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Publisher:
Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )
Published:
2006
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17028871039
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Very good in very good dust jacket. The plastic case is intact. The artwork is complete and all 4 cassettes have been tested. Sent within 24 hours. Ref: B603. 4 Cassettes, Audience: General/trade.
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New in New jacket. Mint condition. Orion, 2006. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj, both in mint condition. Illustrated with a b/w map.292pp including Author's note. Price un-clipped. This is another paragraph Product Description: When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister Muriel and has never been able to trace her. Stella is soon caught up in the life of the village, and especially in the plans for celebrating the Festival of Britain. As headmistress Miss Kemp and vicar Basil Harvey try to keep the peace between villagers who all have their own ideas for the proposed pageant and fair, Stella tries, with the help of artist Luke Ferris, to find her sister. The Bells of Burracombe begins the story of life in a Devonshire village in the 1950s, and shows us a picture of Britain coming to terms with the aftermath of the Second World War and entering a new decade.
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New in New jacket. Mint condition. Orion, 2006. First UK edition-first printing(1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2). Blue hardback(gilt lettering to the spine) with Dj, both in mint condition. Illustrated with a b/w map. The book is new.292pp including Author's note. Price un-clipped. A collectable first edition.
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Fair. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. The book is perfectly readable and fit for use, although it shows signs of previous ownership. The spine is likely creased and the cover scuffed or slightly torn. Textbooks will typically have an amount of underlining and/or highlighting, as well as notes. If this book is over 5 years old, then please expect the pages to be yellowing or to have age spots. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.
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Good. The beginning of the beloved village series from Sunday Times bestselling author Lilian Harry. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 300. Well-read paperback in good condition. Some shelf wear; may have some light soiling. 2006. New Ed. Mass Market Paperback.....We ship daily from our Bookshop.
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Very good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.
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Good. All orders are dispatched within 1 working day from our UK warehouse. Established in 2004, we are dedicated to recycling unwanted books on behalf of a number of UK charities who benefit from added revenue through the sale of their books plus huge savings in waste disposal. No quibble refund if not completely satisfied.