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Major Ernest Pettigrew (retired) leads a quiet life in the village of St. Mary, England, until his brother's death sparks an unexpected friendship with Mrs. Jasmina Ali, the Pakistani shopkeeper from the village. Drawn together by their shared love of literature and the loss of their respective spouses, the Major and Mrs. Ali soon find their friendship blossoming into something more. But will their relationship survive in a society that considers...
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IL: UG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Upon waking up in a hospital bed in Baltimore with a major headache, recently retired teacher Liam Pennywell can't seem to remember how he got there. However, as he investigates the lapse in time, the outwardly miserable Liam is forced to come to terms with his life.
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Ladies of Covington volume 1
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
c2000
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English
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2021.
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English
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"Life is waiting to happen to Hubert Bird. But first he has to open his front door and let it in. In weekly phone calls to his daughter in Australia, widower Hubert Bird paints a picture of the perfect retirement, packed with fun, friendship, and fulfilment. But he's lying. The truth is day after day drags by without him seeing a single soul. Until he receives some good news - good news that in one way turns out to be the worst news ever, news that...
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Paul Jacobson geezer-lit mysteries volume 2
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
c2007
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English
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Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
[1996]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.3 - AR Pts: 15
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English
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Maggie Holloway arrives at the home of her long-lost stepmother Nuala, only to the find the older woman dead. During a visit to the cemetery, Maggie, a professional photographer, notices something is amiss and finds herself the target of a sinister money-bilking plot.
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The first book in M. C. Beaton's New York Times bestselling Agatha Raisin seriesnow a hit show on Acorn TV and public television. Putting all her eggs in one basket, Agatha Raisin gives up her successful PR firm, sells her London flat, and samples a taste of early retirement in the quiet village of Carsely. Bored, lonely and used to getting her way, she enters a local baking contest: Surely a blue ribbon for the best quiche will make her the toast...
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Jeremiah Spur mysteries volume 1
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St. Martin's Minotaur
Pub. Date
c2003
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English
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Bellevue-Sur-Mer novels volume 1
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English
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Theresa is desperate for a change. Forced into early retirement, fed up with babysitting her bossy daughter's obnoxious children, she sells her Highgate house and moves to the picture-perfect town of Bellevue-sur-Mer, just outside Nice. With its beautiful villas, its bustling cafes and shimmering cerulean sea, the village sparkles like a diamond on the French Mediterranean coast. Once the hideaway of artists and writers, it is now home to the odd...
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Paul Jacobson geezer-lit mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Five Star
Pub. Date
c2009
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English
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