When Stella Simmons comes to the Devonshire village of Burracombe to start her teaching career, she is alone in the world. Orphaned as child and brought up in a children's home, she was separated from her sister Muriel and has never been able to trace her. Stella is soon caught up in the life of the village, and especially in the plans for celebrating the Festival of Britain. As headmistress Miss Kemp and vicar Basil Harvey try to keep the peace between villagers who all have their own ideas for the proposed pageant and fair, Stella tries, with the help of artist Luke Ferris, to find her sister. But Luke has his own troubles - notably the relationship he once had with Val Tozer, daughter of a local farmer. Val, in turn, is concerned for her friend Hilary Napier, daughter of the local Squire, who has a difficult decision to make. The Bells of Burracombe begins the story of life in a Devonshire village in the 1950s and shows us a picture of Britain coming to terms with the aftermath of the Second World War and entering a new decade.
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'For lovers of nostalgia, the audio version of Lilian Harry's bestselling portrayal of the ups and downs of post-War village life, THE BELLS OF BURRACOMBE, read by Helen Ayres, (Orion CD 0752874225, Tape 0752874233) is an uplifting listen.' -- Vidar Hjardeng The Sunday Post 'For lovers of nostalgia' SUNDAY POST 'delightful' -- Vidar Hjardeng THE BOOK MAGAZINE
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Lilian Harry grew up in Portsmouth and now lives in a village on the edge of Dartmoor with two ginger cats. She has a son, a daughter and two grandchildren, and is a keen walker. Helen Ayres is a versatile actress with extensive experience on stage and in radio and with many voice overs on television and radio to her credit. She is a member of the BBC Drama Repertory Company and has played over 100 roles for them, most recently Dabby Bryant in Our Country's Good, for the BBC World Service.
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Hi,I am Lilian Harry and am delighted to welcome you to my Author Central page. I've been writing for a long time now, under the name Donna Baker as well as Lilian Harry, and most of my books are classed as 'historical novels', including those set during the Second World War (which is slightly hurtful, since I remember it....) I grew up near Portsmouth in Hampshire, have lived in Devon, Herefordshire and the Lake District (my favourite place!) and am now back in Devon on the edge of Dartmoor, where I am out every day walking my miniature schnauzer. Apart from writing, I ring bells, take part in amateur dramatics, go to concerts, theatre etc, read and play bridge - but only with very tolerant, forgiving people who like me a lot. (Or on the computer!) I would like to be cloned so that I can do all these things simultaneously.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
A joy to read,
By Maude (Oklahoma, OK, USA) - See all my reviews
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I really enjoyed this book. The author presents a gallery of people who you get to care about. She moves the story forward logically and in a comfortable pace and ties up everything nicely in the end. A story about how people manage to move on, overcome hardship, and how people can help and support each other. At the same time, the book captures the time period and the feelings of young and old people in the beginning of the 1950s. Based upon reading this book, I am going to order the rest of the series, and I look forward to curling up in a comfortable chair with them.
3.0 out of 5 stars
Readable, but Predictable,
By Just Jayne "Escape and Learn" (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
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May be a nice airplane book, but for easy chair reading, it disappoints. Lacks complexity and finesse. Characters are pathetically one diminsional.
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