First Published: January 1, 2009
Gracie Phipps, who is thirteen, is walking home in 1883 when she sees a young child with a worried expression.
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First Published: January 1, 2009
Gracie Phipps, who is thirteen, is walking home in 1883 when she sees a young child with a worried expression.
Mr Pinson travel to Le Coq to discover the truth. De Haan (French: Le Coq) is a place and a municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.
The dance where the ring goes missing was held at Albert Hall. The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall on the northern edge of South Kensington, London.
The novella takes place in Connemara. Connemara is a region on the Atlantic coast of western County Galway, in the west of Ireland.
First Published: January 4, 2008
Emily Radley, Charlotte's sister, is looking forward to Christmas celebrations, and then she receives a note from Thomas Pitt.
The characters all belong to the Women's Land Army during the Second World War. The Women's Land Army (WLA) was a British civilian organization, active during both World Wars, that recruited women ("Land Girls") to work in agriculture, replacing men sent to fight and ensuring food supplies during national shortages. These women performed demanding tasks like ploughing, harvesting, milking cows, and pest control, wearing distinctive uniforms of green jerseys, brown breeches, and hats.