The sea gate
"One house, two women, a lifetime of secrets... Following the death of her mother, Becky begins the sad task of sorting through her empty flat. Starting with the letters piling up on the doormat, she finds an envelope post-marked from Cornwall. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. A...
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto, Ontario :
Simon & Schuster Canada,
2021.
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| Edition: | Simon & Schuster Canada export edition. |
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| Summary: | "One house, two women, a lifetime of secrets... Following the death of her mother, Becky begins the sad task of sorting through her empty flat. Starting with the letters piling up on the doormat, she finds an envelope post-marked from Cornwall. In it is a letter that will change her life forever. A desperate plea from her mother's elderly cousin, Olivia, to help save her beloved home. Becky arrives at Chynalls to find the beautiful old house crumbling into the ground, and Olivia stuck in hospital with no hope of being discharged until her home is made habitable. Though daunted by the enormity of the task, Becky sets to work. But as she peels back the layers of paint, plaster and grime, she uncovers secrets buried for more than seventy years. Secrets from a time when Olivia was young, the Second World War was raging, and danger and romance lurked round every corner... The Sea Gate is a sweeping, spellbinding novel about the lives of two very different women, and the secrets that bind them together."--Publisher's description. |
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| Physical Description: | 410 pages ; 23 cm |
| ISBN: | 9781982169336 1982169338 |
| Author Notes: | Jane Johnson is an English author of books for children and adults. She also writes under the pseudonyms Gabriel King and Jude Fisher. She earned a master's degree in Old Icelandic language and literature. She also worked as an editor from 1984 to 1992 at Geroge Allen and Unwin Publishers. Her title's include: The Secret Cowboy, Shadow World, Dragon's Fire and The Sultan's Wife. As Gabriel King she wrote the Tag the Cat series. (Bowker Author Biography) |
