The Birthday Party: a beautifully evocative and enthralling trip down memory lane from multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes...
- ISBN-10
- 1448110823
- ISBN-13
- 9781448110827
- Series
- The Birthday Party
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 400
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012-09-30
- Publisher
- Random House
- Author
- Elvi Rhodes
Description
An emotional story of recollections and reminiscences, The Birthday Party sees multi-million copy seller Elvi Rhodes at her heart-warming best. Fans of Rosamunde Pilcher, Maeve Binchy and Erica James will not be disappointed. Readers are loving THE BIRTHDAY PARTY! 'I just couldn't put this book down' -- ***** Reader review 'Keeps you interested right up to the very last word' -- ***** Reader review 'Wonderful' -- ***** Reader review ************************************************************************************************** A LANDMARK BIRTHDAY BRINGS BACK MEMORIES - SOME HAPPIER THAN OTHERS Poppy's family is gathering to celebrate her eightieth birthday. Her children, grandchildren and even one great-grandchild are converging on her Sussex home. As she prepares to welcome them all, her mind goes back over her life - to her tough childhood in Yorkshire; to her mother - who scrimped and saved to bring her up decently; to her three husbands and to Alun, the great love of her life who was taken from her by the war. Yes, she has had a full life - a lot fuller than her family realises. As they toast their beloved matriarch, little do they know what an extraordinary and often shocking life she has led...
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