Product Description

There is a mystery surrounding the invitation by Craddock Fitch to the Big House. It is billed as a celebration of his business, but when everyone is assembled, they find that it is a lavish wedding reception for two very surprising people. With these festivities over, the inhabitants of Turnham Malpas are thrown into preparations of a different nature. It is the 150th anniversary of the village school and Kate, the head teacher, is arranging a big event. She enthusiastically starts making plans, but there is one problem of which she is unaware. In asking the previous head teachers to attend she has unwittingly placed the rector and his wife Caroline in an impossible situation . . .

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #51402 in Books
• Published on: 2004-08-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

LANCASHIRE EVENING POST
'One again Shaw magically captures the nuances of life in a very English village... Shaw's popularity is growing and there is plenty to savour here.'

About the Author
Rebecca Shaw qualified as a teacher of deaf children before embarking on marriage and a family. She is now a Sunday Times bestselling author.

Customer Reviews

Intrigue in the Village
Having read and thoroughly enjoyed all the other Turnham Malpas novels I rushed out to buy this one the day it was published. The first half of the book is very good and has all the ingredients needed to carry on the series but the second half is very weak. It is almost as though the author couldn't think up any new storylines and couldn't wait to end the story as she had lost interest in the villagers and their lives. I was very disappointed.

Brilliant
For me this is the best of the series, made even better by listening to it on long journeys. Without going into story details, you will be hard pressed not to want to know what happens next once you switch this on. It is also an audio book you can not listen to only once. Can I say anything bad about these Turnham Malpas series of books, in a word no. Good fun, great characters and easy listening, just right for the car.