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 Talk of the Village - Rebecca Shaw
 Talk of the Village - Rebecca Shaw ... Malpas.Newest Review: ... the seed is sown. Throughout this book, the webs of deceit, lies, rumours and half-truths weave their way through the pages, ... more ... until most of the village are involved in some way. But it soon becomes obvious that not all of the gossip is based on fiction, after all, but which are the lies and which rumours are true? It is apparent that everything has consequences. A kind gesture made in the best intentions leads to a campaign which attacks the root of the countryside - the rights of the countryman to hunt and kill animals for food. As the village becomes divided over this issue, a little girl disappears, leading to the unravelling of the h...more |
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Talk of the Village - Rebecca Shaw: Village Of Intrigue (726 words)
by - written on 25/01/01 (Very useful, 77 readings)
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Turnham Malpas – an idyllic village seeped in long-held beliefs and traditional values. A village naturally distrusting of newcomers, and loyal to its own. A village of many different inhabitants, unified – more or less – by the rector, Peter - a strong, honest, dependable figure. But is everything as it seems? For villages are notoriously insular at times, and gossip is a central part of the framework of the local community. When people talk, news spreads, fiction becomes fact and lives can be ruined. And it can all start so innocently… When the Flower Festival Committee unanimously snubs Sheila Bissett and rejects her ideas ... Read the complete review
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