Praise for Marcia Willett's previous novels: 'A fascinating study of character...a cleverly woven story

Publishing News

Poignantly told, with fine characterisation and a lavish sprinkling of humour

Evening Herald

This excellent first novel...is a rounded portrait of modern family life where light-hearted affection and friendship contrasts with the darker strands of human nature

Dartmouth Chronicle

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A delight from start to finish

Kingsbridge Gazette

A must for women fiction readers

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Hattie Weatherall's heart leapt when she first saw Abbot's Mill, and with her dog and an assortment of wild fowl for company she sets about renovating the mill. Sarah Farley feels a pang of envy for Hattie's freedom. For over twenty years, Sarah has tolerated her husband's infidelities - and her love for him is about to be tested again... As Hattie settles into life at the mill, she befriends two young boatmen. Toby is recovering from a broken marriage and, when he has a another chance at happiness, Hattie is glad welcome his new family into the fold. Joss's problems are not so easily solved, but when he turns to Hattie for help, the motherly love that blossoms in her heart enables them both to heal old wounds...
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A warm-hearted novel in which the renovation of a mill shows how lives too can be rebuilt

A warm-hearted novel in which the renovation of a mill shows how lives too can be rebuilt

Product details

ISBN
9780747254270
Published
1997-05-08
Publisher
Headline Publishing Group; Headline Book Publishing
Weight
254 gr
Height
178 mm
Width
112 mm
Thickness
28 mm
Age
00, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
416

Biographical note

Marcia Willett was born in Somerset, the youngest of five girls. She now lives in Devon with her husband, Rodney.