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Burracombe Village #4
Springtime In Burracombe
The village of Burracombe is looking forward to the Coronation, but 1953 is to prove a year of heartbreak as well as celebration. While Stella begins to plan her wedding, her sister Maddy is only just coming to terms with the loss of her own fiance; Val and Luke are wondering if they will ever become parents, and Hilary's chances of marriage seem first to come closer, then to recede.
372 pages, Kindle Edition
First published July 23, 2009
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Lilian Harry
65 books71 followersaka Donna Baker, Nicola West
Donna Thomson was born in Gosport, near Portsmouth Harbour, England, UK. Growing up during the terrifying years of the Blitz in a two-up, two-down terraced house, the youngest of four, she aspired to be a writer from an early age.
As a young woman she worked in the Civil Service and moved to Devon to be near her sailor husband. They had a son and a daughter. When the marriage ended, she and her two children moved to the Midlands, where she happily married again to her second husband. After living in the Lake District for twelve years, she finally moved back to Devon, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor. She lost her son Philip in 2008, and has two grandchildren. A keen walker and animal-lover, she now has a dog and three ginger cats to keep her busy, along with a wide range of hobbies she enjoys.
She started signing her romance novels as Donna Baker and Nicola West, now she also writes as Lilian Harry (inspired by the first names of her grandparents). Among her works are historical novels, romances and even two books giving advice on how to write short stories and novels.
Donna Thomson was born in Gosport, near Portsmouth Harbour, England, UK. Growing up during the terrifying years of the Blitz in a two-up, two-down terraced house, the youngest of four, she aspired to be a writer from an early age.
As a young woman she worked in the Civil Service and moved to Devon to be near her sailor husband. They had a son and a daughter. When the marriage ended, she and her two children moved to the Midlands, where she happily married again to her second husband. After living in the Lake District for twelve years, she finally moved back to Devon, and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor. She lost her son Philip in 2008, and has two grandchildren. A keen walker and animal-lover, she now has a dog and three ginger cats to keep her busy, along with a wide range of hobbies she enjoys.
She started signing her romance novels as Donna Baker and Nicola West, now she also writes as Lilian Harry (inspired by the first names of her grandparents). Among her works are historical novels, romances and even two books giving advice on how to write short stories and novels.
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Displaying 1 - 7 of 7 reviews
November 28, 2017
I have read this book a few times and it's still one of my favourites.
Recommended.
Recommended.
March 16, 2020
Lovely gentle read about the people in a rural Devon village. This book centres around the build up to the celebrations for the Queen's Coronation in 1953.
May 10, 2020
A lovely gentle read, I love this series set in a fictional village on Dartmoor. This story the villagers are preparing for a big celebration for the Queen’s coronation in 1953. The characters are interesting and there are good descriptions of the rural setting. Looking forward to reading the rest of the series, but don’t want it to end.
May 8, 2014
This is part of a series of books set in the fictional village of Burracombe on Dartmoor.
I gather this is the fourth book. There are some interesting characters and complicated relationships between families in this book which is set in 1953, during the lead up to the Coronation.
The sense of Dartmoor life after WW2 is interesting and explores a lot of the social history of a changing world.
The book is good enough to make me want to read more novels from this author in this series. For me this is the first of her books.
I gather this is the fourth book. There are some interesting characters and complicated relationships between families in this book which is set in 1953, during the lead up to the Coronation.
The sense of Dartmoor life after WW2 is interesting and explores a lot of the social history of a changing world.
The book is good enough to make me want to read more novels from this author in this series. For me this is the first of her books.
May 1, 2011
Great series of stories. Good light read.
Book 4 in a series.
Book 4 in a series.
July 24, 2012
Some really sad moments in this book
October 23, 2014
Like Miss Read in Devon
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