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A Special Inheritance
A story of three very different women, inextricably bound together by their relationship with one man ...
In 1945, country girl Shirley Bell falls passionately in love with Peter, a German prisoner of war, but then he is repatriated. When Shirley finds she is expecting his child, she is glad to accept an offer of marriage from kind, sensible Gareth.
Delia Shenstone, Shirley's best friend, becomes a brilliant example of what a determined career woman can achieve in a man's world. But privately Delia has her own share of heartache.
Growing up in a small Midlands town, Shirley's daughter, Jenny, determines to make a success of her life while seeking out her natural father.
In 1945, country girl Shirley Bell falls passionately in love with Peter, a German prisoner of war, but then he is repatriated. When Shirley finds she is expecting his child, she is glad to accept an offer of marriage from kind, sensible Gareth.
Delia Shenstone, Shirley's best friend, becomes a brilliant example of what a determined career woman can achieve in a man's world. But privately Delia has her own share of heartache.
Growing up in a small Midlands town, Shirley's daughter, Jenny, determines to make a success of her life while seeking out her natural father.
352 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1994
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Margaret James
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Margaret James has been a member of the RNA for 22 years. She has written thirteen published novels, many short stories, and she also teaches creative writing for the London School of Journalism. Margaret's first novel was A Touch of Earth, a family saga set in Herefordshire where she was born and grew up, and her most recent is The Penny Bangle, set in Dorset and published by Robert Hale. But her personal favourite among her novels is Elegy for a Queen, published by Solidus, a small independent which has a varied and fascinating list. Margaret now lives in Devon, which she loves.
AKA Pamela Bennetts
Please see: Margaret James
Margaret James has been a member of the RNA for 22 years. She has written thirteen published novels, many short stories, and she also teaches creative writing for the London School of Journalism. Margaret's first novel was A Touch of Earth, a family saga set in Herefordshire where she was born and grew up, and her most recent is The Penny Bangle, set in Dorset and published by Robert Hale. But her personal favourite among her novels is Elegy for a Queen, published by Solidus, a small independent which has a varied and fascinating list. Margaret now lives in Devon, which she loves.
AKA Pamela Bennetts
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