The Peacock Summer

Download or read book The Peacock Summer written by Hannah Richell and published by Orion. This book was released on 2018-06-28 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A compelling story of hidden secrets and forbidden love, from the bestselling author of The Secrets of the Tides 'If she could reach back through the years and warn the person she once was, what would she say? ... What would she say to the ghosts who now inhabit her days? So many of those she has loved are now nothing but dust and memory.' At twenty-six, Lillian feels trapped by life. Her marriage to Charles Oberon has not turned out the way she expected it would. To her it seems she is just another object captured within the walls of Cloudesley, her husband's beautiful manor house tucked away high in the Chiltern Hills. But, with a young step-son and a sister to care for, Lillian accepts there is no way out for her. Then Charles makes an arrangement with an enigmatic artist visiting their home and his presence will unbalance everything she thought she knew and understood. Maggie Oberon ran from the hurt and resentment she caused. Half a world away, in Australia, it was easier to forget, to pretend she didn't care. But when her elderly grandmother, Lillian, falls ill she must head back to Cloudesley. Forced to face her past, Maggie fights to hold herself and her family's legacy together as she learns that all she thought was real, all that she held so close, was never as it seemed. Two summers, decades apart. Two women whose lives are forever entwined. And a house that holds the dark secrets that could free them both.

Download or read book A Summer's Day at Hampton Court: Being a Guide to the Palace and Gardens, with an Illustrative Catalogue of the Pictures, Etc written by Edward Jesse and published by . This book was released on 1840 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Essential Speaking and Listening written by Lyn Dawes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-05-09 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The aim of this book is to help teachers teach children to speak and listen effectively by having them engage with the teacher and their fellow students in conscious dialogue.

Download or read book The Peacock's Stone written by Faith Richardson and published by Fox Song Books. This book was released on 2003 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Eleven-year-old Shahumin, who has just begun learning the wisdom of the elders, befriends an odd-looking youth whom she meets in the woods, not realizing he is an Other, one of the people not created by YAWH, and an enemy of her people.

Download or read book The Summer's End written by Mary Alice Monroe and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-04-26 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this next novel in the Lowcountry Summer series, New York Times bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe returns to the charm and sultrybeauty of Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, and the Muir family--three half sisters bound by love for their grandmother and the Carolina lowcountry--in an unforgettable tale of family bonds and love as strong and steady as the tides.

Download or read book The Peacock Summer written by Hannah Richell and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-14 with total page 660 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two summers, decades apart. Two women whose lives are forever entwined. And a house that holds the secrets that could free them both. At twenty-six, Lillian feels ancient and exhausted. Her marriage to Charles Oberon has not turned out the way she thought it would. To her it seems she is just another beautiful object captured within the walls of Cloudesley, her husband's Chilterns manor house. But, with a young step-son and a sister to care for, Lillian accepts there is no way out for her. Then Charles makes an arrangement with an enigmatic artist visiting their home and her world is turned on its head. Maggie Oberon ran from the hurt and resentment she caused. Half a world away, in Australia, it was easier to forget, to pretend she didn't care. But when her grandmother, Lillian, falls ill she must head back to Cloudesley. Forced to face her past, she will learn that all she thought was real, all that she held so close, was never as it seemed. An utterly compelling story of secrets, betrayals and the consequences of a long-ago summer from the internationally bestselling author of Secrets of the Tides and The Shadow Year.

Download or read book A Select Collection of Old Plays: Summer's last will and testament; Microcosmus; The Muse's looking-glass; The city-match; The Queen of Arragon (cont.) written by Robert Dodsley and published by . This book was released on 1825 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: