Victoria Owens is determined to collect her deceased uncle's inheritance and return home to pay her debtors. But when she meets the solicitor, he tells her about the stipulations in her uncle's will. She must work as Major Cole Baldwin's housekeeper for one year before she can get a shilling. But be
Sweet Breath of Memory
โ Scribed by Ariella Cohen
- Publisher
- Kensington Publishing Company
- Year
- 2016
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 222 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
"A storyteller at the top of her game." --Jacquelyn Mitchard, New York Times bestselling author
Life is in the telling.
With its tree-lined streets, vibrant downtown and curbside planters of spring bulbs, Amberley, Massachusetts, seems a good place for Cate Saunders to start over. It's been two years since her husband, John, was killed in Iraq and life has been a struggle. Her new job as a caregiver doesn't pay much, but the locals are welcoming. In fact, Cate has barely unpacked before she's drawn--reluctantly at first--into a circle of friends.
There's diner-owner Gaby, who nourishes her customers' spirits as well as their bodies; feisty Beatrice, who kept the town going when its men marched off to WWII; wise-cracking MaryLou, as formidable as Fort Knox but with the same heart of gold; and, Sheila, whose Italian grocery is the soul of the place. As Amberley reveals itself to be a town shaped by war, Cate encounters another kindred spirit--a...
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