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The Summer House
- Narrated by: June Barrie
- Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
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Matt’s mother kept all his childhood memories in a small box, amongst the many photos of Matt as a child. But something about those photos has always puzzled Matt. Is that really him? Why does he not remember those clothes and toys? And where, in the photos, is his sister Imogen?
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- sharon
- 07-09-13
A Must by Marcia Willett
All of Marcia Willetts books are wonderful... Her style reminds me of Rosamonde Pilcher.
Always a good story filled with great descriptions of pastoral England, settings are mostly in Cornwall.
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