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Verhalen uit Turnham Malpas

Deze serie nodigt lezers uit in het charmante dorp Turnham Malpas, waar meeslepende verhalen over het dagelijks leven zich ontvouwen. Elke aflevering bevat rijk getekende personages die navigeren door onverwachte wendingen van het leven en de complexiteit van menselijke relaties. Tegen een idyllische achtergrond bieden deze verhalen emotionele diepgang en een heerlijke verkenning van gemeenschapsbanden en persoonlijke reizen.

A Village Dilemma
Trouble in the Village
The Village Show
Village Matters
Talk Of The Village
The New Rector

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  1. The New Rector

    • 264bladzijden
    • 10 uur lezen

    When Peter Harris arrives in Turnham Malpas as the new rector, he finds the village people welcoming but set in their ways. Yet despite his own weaknesses and the sadness of his childless wife, he comforts and advises his new parishioners, growing more and more involved with the rural way of life. Then the whole village is rocked by spiteful trick that goes terribly wrong, and a gruesome murder that points to a killer in its midst. Now, more than ever, Peter's pastoral role is crucial - and yet he is wrestling with his own private hell that may still wreck his own life.

    The New Rector1
    3,9
  2. The Village Show

    • 287bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    A Turnham Malpas Novel: 4 Craddock Fitch is a relative newcomer to the village of Turnham Malpas and is keen to make a splash by holding a village show - the best ever - in the grounds of his large house. Committee secretary and co-ordinator of the show Louise Bissett is the spoilt daughter of Sir Ron and Lady Sheila. Although a brilliant organiser, Louise is in deep personal trouble - and her growing obsession with the married rector can only end in tears. As the weeks roll by into summer and nerves tighten in anticipation of the great day, romances heat up and then cool down, tempers flare and misunderstandings multiply . . .

    The Village Show4
    4,0
  3. Trouble in the Village

    Tales from Turnham Malpas

    • 296bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    When the people of Turnham Malpas realise that all is not as it should be between Peter, the rector, and his wife Caroline, the smooth running of the village falters. Then the appointment of a new verger causes trouble when events from his past return to haunt him, bringing violence and danger to the peace of the village. And there are the strange goings-on in the church at night, one of the villagers' houses is ransacked; a couple is beaten up...But troubles in Turnham Malpas are put to rest as Bonfire Night at the Big House arrives and the celebrations unite the village once again.

    Trouble in the Village8
    3,9
  4. A Village Dilemma

    • 294bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    A dilemma divides the village...From the Sunday Times bestselling author of the Turnham Malpas and Barleybridge series.

    A Village Dilemma9
    4,0
  5. Another intriguing slice of village life from the bestselling author of the Turnham Malpas and Barleybridge series.

    Intrigue In The Village10
    4,0
  6. The Village Green Affair

    • 292bladzijden
    • 11 uur lezen

    Mystery fiction. A mysterious visitor has arrived in Turnham Malpas. What can Titus Bellamy want? Is it true, the villagers ask each other, that he has discovered a medieval charter which grants the right to hold a market on their picturesque village green? And if it is true, can he be stopped? Meanwhile, after twenty-five years, the marriage of Liz and Neville Neal is on the rocks. Or so the unhappy Liz thinks. But Neville, to celebrate their silver wedding anniversary, has decided to throw a lavish party. The anniversary party and the market on the green mark both the beginning and end of two quite different relationships. But is it really all the fault of Titus Bellamy? The village is divided - before a spate of burglaries on market day adds fuel to the hot debate and someone unexpected decides to take matters into her own hands.

    The Village Green Affair13
    4,0
  7. Two newcomers arrive in Turnham Malpas, creating drama and upheaval. Another warm, witty and lively tale of village life from bestselling author Rebecca Shaw.

    The Village Newcomers14
    3,9