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2004., Orion Call No: Fic Bur Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Cresswell inheritance Volume: bk. 1Summary Note: The first volume in a trilogy, set in Devon in the early 20th century, that follows the fortunes of three families caught in an era of war and social change. A tale of money and property, betrayal and love from the author of "The House at Harcourt".
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2015., Penguin Random House Call No: Fic deB Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: In the brief golden years of King Edward VII's reign, Rosie McCosh and her three sisters are growing up in an idyllic and eccentric household in Kent, with their 'pals' the Pitt boys on one side of the fence and the Pendennis boys on the other. But their days of childhood innocence and adventure are destined to be followed by the apocalypse that will overwhelm their world as they come to adulthood. For Rosie, the path ahead is full of challenges: torn between her love for two young men, her sense of duty and her will to live her life to the full, she has to navigate her way through extraordinary times. Can she, and her sisters, build new lives out of the opportunities and devastations that follow the Great War? Louis de Bernieres' magnificent and moving novel follows the lives of an unforgettable cast of characters as the Edwardian age disintegrates into the Great War, and they strike out to seek what happiness can be salvaged from the ruins of the old world.
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2012., Adolescent, Dial Books Call No: MYS Fic Kre Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Set in turn of the century London, The Friday Society follows the stories of three very intelligent and talented young women, all of whom are assistants to powerful men: Cora, lab assistant; Michiko, Japanese fight assistant; and Nellie, magician's assistant. The three young women's lives become inexorably intertwined after a chance meeting at a ball that ends with the discovery of a murdered mystery man. It's up to these three, in their own charming but bold way, to solve the murder - and the crimes they believe may be connected to it - without calling too much attention to themselves. Set in the past but with a modern irreverent flare, this Steampunk whodunit introduces three unforgettable and very ladylike - well, relatively ladylike - heroines poised for more dangerous adventures."--From publisher.
