Looking Forward [Audiobook] [Audio Cassette]

Marcia Willett (Author), Joanna David (Reader)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 2002

Life at The Keep changes forever when Fliss, Mole and Susanna arrive in the summer of 1957. Their parents and elder brother have been killed in Kenya so the children are sent to their grandmother, Freddy, in Devon. Freddy is no stranger to grief, but she would be lost without her devoted helpers who enable her to cope with this latest tragedy. And, above all, she looks to her brother-in-law, Theo, to guide her while the children heal their wounds and embark on the treacherous journey to adulthood.

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'A delight from start to finish' Kingsbridge Salcombe and South Hams Gazette --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Marcia Willett was born in Somerset, the youngest of five girls. After training to become a ballet dancer, she joined her sister's Dance Academy as ballet mistress. She then became a naval wife and her son was born in 1970. She now lives in Devon with her husband, Rodney, who first encouraged Marcia to write, and their Newfoundland, Trubshawe. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Audio Cassette
• Publisher: Chivers Audio Books (December 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0754009343
• ISBN-13: 978-0754009344
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Story Filled with Wonderful Characters You'll Love, September 24, 2009

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Antoinette Klein (Hoover, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Looking Forward (The Chadwick Family Chronicles) (Paperback)

I was excited to start this book knowing it was the first of a trilogy and that if I liked it, there would be at least two more books to continue the story. Having just finished it, I can honestly say I think it is one of Marcia Willett's best. That's saying a lot since I've read all her other books except for this trilogy of the Chadwick Family.

Fliss, Mole, and Susanna are orphaned when their parents and older brother are killed in a vicious attack in Kenya. The children are sent back to England to take up residence with their paternal grandmother, the kindly Freddy, who lives on the family estate known simply as The Keep. A magnificent storyteller, Willett is able to introduce us to this unforgettable Chadwick family and keep us enthralled as she relates the intricacies and hidden secrets, the joys and triumphs the family members encounter. In addition to the four mentioned previously, the reader will meet Theo, Prue, Caroline, Kit, Hal, Ellen, Fox, and others whose love and compassion, generosity and humor, guide the younger generation of Chadwicks to adulthood. It is a compelling family drama set in the secluded English countryside of Devon. Poignantly told and very readable, this is the type of book I find it impossible to put down until the last page is devoured.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOOKING FORWARD-CHADWICK FAMILY, February 26, 2010

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Elizabeth S. Thompson (Toledo, Ohio USA) - See all my reviews
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A MUST READ BEFORE READING THE PRODIGAL WIFE BY MARCIA WILLETT-IT SETS THE THEME FOR THE FINAL STORY

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fairly good book, July 7, 2011

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Story line is good. Bought it because (sadly) I have gone through all of Rosamunde Pilcher books and there is none left for me to read. I read a review of this author stating that she writes in the "tradition" or style, I guess, of Pilcher. I find this to be somewhat true. However, I find some of the descriptions of nature eg; a garden, trees, or a view, etc. a bit too longwinded and drawn out. I find myself skimming over these sections to get on with the story. Please note that I don't dislike nature or beauty or sections in a book describing the aforementioned.