The Cornish rebel / Nicola Pryce.
By: Pryce, Nicola [author].
Series: Pryce, Nicola. Cornish Saga: 7.Publisher: Leicester : Ulverscroft, Magna, 2024Edition: Large print edition.Description: 468 pages (large print) ; 24 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780750550888.Subject(s): Families -- Fiction | Schools -- Fiction | Man-woman relationships -- Fiction | Cornwall (England : County) -- History -- 18th century -- FictionGenre/Form: Domestic fiction. | Large type books.Online resources: Click here to access online Summary: 1801. In the wake of her mother's death, Pandora Woodville is desperate to escape her domineering father. Posing as a widow, she crosses the Atlantic and returns to Cornwall, bright with the dream of working at her Aunt Harriet's school for young women. But, as Pandora is soon to learn, the school is facing imminent closure after a series of sinister events have threatened its reputation. As news of the school's ruin spreads around town, everyone seems to be after her aunt's estate. Now Pandora and Aunt Harriet must do everything in their power to save the school, or risk losing everything. However, Pandora has another problem. She's falling for Benedict Aubyn, an acclaimed chemist who has also recently returned to Cornwall, taking up a new role as Turnpike Trust Surveyor. But does he love her - or is he simply looking out for his own interests?| Item type | Home library | Class number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item reservations | |
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| Adult book | Chester Lane Library Large Print | Issued | 16/05/2024 | 38055013164413 |
1801. In the wake of her mother's death, Pandora Woodville is desperate to escape her domineering father. Posing as a widow, she crosses the Atlantic and returns to Cornwall, bright with the dream of working at her Aunt Harriet's school for young women. But, as Pandora is soon to learn, the school is facing imminent closure after a series of sinister events have threatened its reputation. As news of the school's ruin spreads around town, everyone seems to be after her aunt's estate. Now Pandora and Aunt Harriet must do everything in their power to save the school, or risk losing everything. However, Pandora has another problem. She's falling for Benedict Aubyn, an acclaimed chemist who has also recently returned to Cornwall, taking up a new role as Turnpike Trust Surveyor. But does he love her - or is he simply looking out for his own interests?
Adult.