Coming Home

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Fern Britton worked with a touring theatre company and in 1979, she started her career with Westward Television in Plymouth. She worked as a newsreader and continuity announcer on Westward Diary, the nightly local bulletin. Later, she switched to present BBC’s Southwest news programme, Spotlight. She became a known as the youngest national news presenter to present News After Noon on BBC1. Fern Britton then moved to work for TVS in Southampton, where she hosted the South edition of the news programme, Coast to Coast, together with Fred Dinenage. She has also presented other programmes, like Coast to Coast People, The Television Show and Magic Moments. Sloan lives in the United States. She resides in Georgia with her cats and a dog and has three daughters that live near her. Being published independently is like a dream that’s come true for her!

At the beginning, the main character, Judith, is about 14, and it is 1935. She and her family live in Cornwall, in England. Her father has been living overseas in Singapore and her mum and little sister will soon be joining him. Judith has a good friend and some other family who live locally, and her parents have decided to send her to an area boarding school, where she meets a new friend (who becomes quite important in the story) whose family will remind you of “Downton Abbey”, a bit. Et ça fait un nombre énorme de personnages, de lieux qui changent de noms, d'informations en tout genre par exemple les différents pays et comment ils ont évolués dans cette période et les conflits qu'ils avaient entre eux. Don’t suppose any mother is, really. But it’s not very difficult to go to a bicycle shop. Get her to give it to you for Christmas.” Although this is another book set in Pendruggan, and I did love my return to Trevay, this is definitely a standalone book, and the few recurring characters that were present really were there in a minor way this time around.

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And the status quo in McDevitt's books is... well, pretty much the same always. It's taking what could be an interesting archaeological adventure in space, resolving most of the interesting bits off-camera, and what few bits do remain are told in the most incredibly dry manner possible. Reading the nutrition label off a cereal box would be more engaging. But it was, as Mrs. Warren was wont to remark, no good crying over spilt milk. Heather cast about for something cheerful to say. Looks as though we’re going to have to, doesn’t it? As a matter of fact, I was going to ask you all to spend Christmas with me, but now it looks as though Biddy’s saved me the trouble.”

Oh, come on, don’t be so down in the dumps. At least you’ll still be here. Living in Penmarron. Just think, your aunt might live somewhere awful, up-country, or in some town. And you wouldn’t know anybody. As it is, we can go on seeing each other. You can come over, and we’ll go down to the beach. Or go to the pictures.”Because they had no establishment of their own to return to, Aunt Louise, primed by her brother Bruce, had taken matters into her own hands, located Riverview House, and leased it as a furnished let. Soon after they took up residence, Jess was born in the Porthkerris Cottage Hospital. And now the time had come for Molly Dunbar to return to Colombo. Jess was going with her, and Judith was remaining behind. She envied them dreadfully. The raw emotions felt by each family member were very well portrayed. Everyone reacts to circumstances differently and this was evident in the story.

Judith perked up. “Aunt Biddy?” Aunt Biddy was Mummy’s own sister, and a favourite of Judith’s. “What did she want?”

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