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  • Part of the Furniture

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    A smart, sharply written novel from a talent whose "fresh and original" works made her one of England's most beloved authors ( The New York Times).Abandoned by her mother and betrayed by the men she thought she loved, Juno Marlowe is alone. So alone that when the air raid sirens ring out, she has nowhere to hide until a kind but frail man offers to take her in for the night. Her sad story inspires ... Read more

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  • The Vacillations of Poppy Carew

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    A young woman is forced to decide for herself just who she wants to be—and who she wants, period—in this " high-spirited and inventive " witty romance ( The Daily Telegraph).Poppy Carew is at a crossroads. Her longtime boyfriend, Edmund Platt, has just left her. Her father has just passed away, leaving her a substantial sum of money he made betting on the ponies. And the undertaker for the ... Read more

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  • An Imaginative Experience

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    From the beloved British novelist, "a love story that's simply, grandly, satisfying" ( Kirkus Reviews).While traveling home to London, divorcé Sylvester Wykes witnesses a most unusual event: A woman leaps off a locomotive to rescue a sheep in distress. The mystery woman disappears, but Wykes cannot get her out of his head—and is soon caught up in the kind of romance he never thought he'd have ... Read more

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  • A Sensible Life

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    This "engaging and memorable novel," set in post-WWI England and France, takes a wise, witty look at love, growing up, and class differences ( Publishers Weekly).For the British families who vacation there, the shore town of Dinard, France, is a getaway from the ills of modern life. But when Flora Trevelyan visits with her self-absorbed parents in 1926, it's not an escape she finds—instead, it's a ... Read more

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  • The Camomile Lawn

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    International Bestseller: A novel of youthful love and loss and "a powerful evocation of the war years" in England ( The Guardian).On a hot August evening in 1939, cousins Oliver, Calypso, Polly, Walter, and Sophy spent one last night together, celebrating the end of summer, at the home of their aunt and uncle. Now, forty years later, as the motley cast of characters drive to the funeral of one ... Read more

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  • Not That Sort of Girl

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    From the bestselling author of The Camomile Lawn comes the "amusing" story of a widow reflecting on her past as she looks toward a new future ( Publishers Weekly).Rose Peel had never loved her husband. Their marriage had simply made sense, being built on honor and respect and mutual needs. But love was not a part of their union—for Rose has always kept that part of herself for Mylo Cooper, whom ... Read more

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  • A Dubious Legacy

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    A "darkly comic, wise and irresistible" novel of friendship, romance, and the chaos in between, from one of Britain's bestselling authors ( Publishers Weekly).When Henry Tillotson comes back from the war with a mysterious new bride from Egypt, everyone is intrigued. But intrigue turns to outright confusion when his new wife retreats to her room and refuses to leave her bed, much less the house, ... Read more

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  • The Collected Novels Volume Two

    The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, Not That Sort of Girl, and Second Fiddle

    by Mary Wesley ...
    Three touching contemporary British novels of love, romance, and humor from the "high-spirited and inventive" international bestselling author ( The Daily Telegraph).The Vacillations of Poppy Carew: Poppy embarks on an exhilarating journey of self-discovery after inheriting her father's fortune. Traveling from England to Africa and back again, she must choose her future from a band of eccentric ... Read more

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  • The Collected Novels Volume One

    Jumping the Queue, The Camomile Lawn, and Harnessing Peacocks

    by Mary Wesley ...
    Three touching contemporary British novels of love, loss, and humor from the international bestselling "virtuoso" ( The Times, London).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 ... Read more

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  • Second Fiddle

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    Britain's beloved bestselling author delivers "a droll comedy of manners" in a story of desire and dalliances in a provincial English town ( Los Angeles Times).Laura Thornby is the kind of woman every man wants—despite their better judgment. Urbane, seductively aloof, and charmingly intrusive, she is the older woman every younger man dreams of bedding, if not wedding. When Claud Bannister meets ... Read more

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  • Harnessing Peacocks

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    A young single mother funds her son's education in a most unusual way in this "delightfully lighthearted" novel from a beloved bestselling author (Kirkus Reviews).Ever since a pregnant and unmarried Hebe was forced to leave her grandparents' home in disgrace, she has put the needs of her son, Silas, first. Paying his tuition to an elite prep school comes before everything, and she will do whatever ... Read more

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  • Jumping the Queue

    A Novel

    by Mary Wesley ...
    A "quirky, sad, and very funny" novel about suicide, matricide, and an unlikely love, from one of England's best-loved authors ( The Guardian).Determined to end it all after the death of her husband, Matilda Poliport's carefully laid plans to kill herself are derailed when she comes to the rescue of another potential bridge jumper—a notorious young man on the run for having murdered his mother ... Read more

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