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LOOKING FORWARD: For Fliss, Mole and Susanna life changes forever when their parents and elder brother are killed in Kenya. Frightened and grief-stricken, they arrive at their grandmother Freddy's home in Devon. Under Freddy's watchful gaze the children heal their wounds and begin to tread the difficult path to adulthood. A magnificent story, introducing us to the unforgettable Chadwick family. (First book of the Chadwick Chronicles.)
SECOND TIME AROUND: When Mathilda Rainbird bequeaths her beautiful house and private beach in a Devonshire cove to three relatives, she brings together a group of people with little in common. But as a series of unexpected events unfolds, twenty-two-year-old Tessa; Will, a retired widower; and Beatrice, whose bark is worse than her bite, discover a sense of family that they've never had before.
SECOND TIME AROUND: When Mathilda Rainbird bequeaths her beautiful house and private beach in a Devonshire cove to three relatives, she brings together a group of people with little in common. But as a series of unexpected events unfolds, twenty-two-year-old Tessa; Will, a retired widower; and Beatrice, whose bark is worse than her bite, discover a sense of family that they've never had before.
