Reissue of the first Barleybridge novel, set in a veterinary practice, by the author of the Turnham Malpas series. schovat popis
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Deze serie neemt lezers mee naar het charmante dorp Barleybridge, met de nadruk op de toegewijde dierenartsen van een lokale praktijk. De romans verkennen de kruising van professionele uitdagingen en persoonlijke levens, waarbij zowel humor als oprechte emotie wordt verweven. Verwacht boeiende verhalen rond dieren, menselijke connecties en de unieke sfeer van het plattelandsleven. Het is een heerlijke ontsnapping voor iedereen die van dieren houdt en van troostrijke, karaktergedreven verhalen.
Aanbevolen leesvolgorde
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Country Wives
- 272bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
There's trouble afoot in Barleybridge. The vets' practice, which normally runs so smoothly, is disrupted by the new locum, Dan, who seems to be annoying just about everyone with his abrupt manner and unreasonable demands. And when he succeeds in losing an important client through his arrogant attitude, the wives connected to the practice are determined that something has to be done. But Kate, who works at the practice, finds she rather likes Dan's no-nonsense approach, despite what everyone thinks of him. Then, when she is suddenly confronted by a devastating tragedy at home, it is Dan, with a sad secret of his own, who helps her come to terms with her new situation...
- 3
Country Lovers
- 288bladzijden
- 11 uur lezen
At the busy veterinary practice in Barleybridge, it's not just the animals who need loving care and attention... schovat popis
- 3
The lively Barleybridge Veterinary Hospital is bustling with energy. All the vets and lay staff are working hard to make sure that disruptive and sick animals in the surgery and on the farms are treated. At the same time some of them are coping with crises in their personal lives. Kate is worrying about her A level results and hoping she will get into Veterinary College. Dan's wife's baby is due any moment. Letty is worried that she may be terminally ill but is afraid to tell anyone. Joy finds that she is still in love with Mungo, a fact which finally compells her husband Duncan to leave home. Rhodri is deeply in love with Megan a local farmer's daughter but she can't marry him because she is committed to caring for her elderly father.A wonderfully pacey, funny but tender novel about life in the country.
- 4
Country Passions
- 320bladzijden
- 12 uur lezen
When Dan, one of the farm vets, is seriously injured in a car accident, everyone at Barleybridge Animal Hospital is shocked. But they have even more to cope with when Scott Spencer, back from Australia, steps in to cover for him. Joy, the Practice Manager, remembers the hearts he broke when he last worked there, and also his abrupt departure. She refuses to agree to this appointment, however temporary it turns out to be. So Joy leaves, and Scott slips seamlessly into the practice routine. But Scott is in for a shock himself, when secrets are revealed which turn his life upside down and transform his attitude to women... COUNTRY PASSIONS is a wonderfully compelling and tender novel in which Rebecca Shaw weaves her magic around the animals and the people in this busy veterinary hospital, bringing them to life and sharing with us their troubles and triumphs.
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In the middle of a sultry summer heatwave, the inhabitants of Barleybridge find love, conflict and much more...
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Love in the Country
- 274bladzijden
- 10 uur lezen
Friendship, a newcomer - and romance ... from the author of THE VILLAGE GREEN AFFAIR.