Madame Estelle

by Jean A. Rees

1961. Reprint. 224 pages. Dust jacket over red cloth. Prize plate stuck to front endpaper. Clean pages with mild tanning and foxing throughout, notable in places. Tightly bound with faint thumb-marking throughout. Boards have light shelf-wear with corner bumping. Mild sunning to spine, which has mild crushing and wear to ends. Book has forward lean. Boards are mildly warped. Unclipped jacket has moderate edgewear with chips, tears, and creasing. Heavy foxing. Mild sunning to spine. Notable rubbing and marking all over. Sticker to rear panel.

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1956

About the author

From jacket on "Rose Among Thistles", 1963:

Jean Rees [was] the wife of the well-known British evangelist, Tom Rees. https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... Through working with her husband in numerous evangelistic campaigns and as Hostess of Hildenbrough Hall for fifteen years, she has had contact with a wide circle of people. With this background and her irrepressible humor she has written stories for weekly publications and many stories with important lessons for children. Her previous novels include among others "Jacob Have I Loved."

Mother of https://www.goodreads.com/author/show... and https://www.goodreads.com/author/show...

Reviews

[Alison B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I enjoyed this book. It is obviously a bit dated compared with todays standards but the Christian message and values are still valid. I was a little disappointed with the ending. I would have liked a couple more chapters to round it all off. But all in all a good read.

Have just re-read this book, and I enjoyed it more the second time around.

[R.J. Rodda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Have enjoyed this book for many years - all the yummy food is a huge bonus but the storyline depicts the heart of the Christian message in a very clever way. I thoroughly recommend this. Count yourself lucky if you can get your hands on a copy

[Miriam Jacob · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this book for the first time as a school girl. I loved it with all my heart. I want to review it now as a professional reviewer, if I can get a scanned copy of the hardback.