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The Collected Novels, Volume One

Jumping the Queue, The Camomile Lawn, and Harnessing Peacocks

Mary WesleySeries: Collected Novels of Mary Wesley
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Pages
870
Year
2018
Language
English
Publisher
Open Road Media

About

Jumping the Queue: This masterpiece of wit, humor, and psychological suspense tells the story of a middle-aged widow who has had it with life. She puts her papers in order, gives away her pet goose, packs a picnic lunch, and heads to the beach to drown herself-only to meet a criminal on the run who has the same idea. Together they set out on adventure in this novel about the hidden costs of love and death.
The Camomile Lawn: In this international bestseller, several cousins reunite after forty years to lay one of their own to rest. Together they recall their last carefree summer-and one hot August night in 1939 before the war began. They also reflect on the chaos that followed . . . and how it changed their lives forever.
Harnessing Peacocks: Single mother Hebe juggles numerous lovers while working as a manor house chef to pay for her son's schooling. When her two worlds collide, a secret from the past leads to a final showdown with a man who's in search for his lost love in this captivating and sensual novel.

Related Subjects

  • Literary
  • Adult Fiction
  • Psychological
  • General
  • Family Life

Reviews

"A virtuoso performance of guileful plotting, deft characterization, and malicious wit."
The Times (London)
"A distinctive, absorbing novel, told with a true storyteller's verve, an enchanting ability to involve, touch and surprise the reader."
Publishers Weekly
"Very funny, touching, spirited."
Good Housekeeping

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  • SeriesCollected Novels of Mary Wesley #1

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    Mary WesleyAuthor