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The Kingdom of the Rose

By: Margaret Bacon
Narrated by: Jacqueline King
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With the death of her first love in the Great War, independent-minded Eglantine Thorpe decides to devote herself to school teaching. Rejecting a proposal of marriage, she weathers the storms ahead alone, until young Nell enters her life. Bright, fearless, and outspoken, Nell becomes the daughter Eglantine never had.
©1982 Margeret Bacon (P)2005 Oakhill Publishing Ltd.
Historical Fiction
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One of my favourite books, but ...

wish it didn't refer to Britain as English. Excellent story spanning two wars full of historical facts.

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