The Apple Tree: get swept away by this captivating, heart-warming and uplifting novel set in the Yorkshire Dales
By (Author) Elvi Rhodes
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Corgi Books
1st October 2004
United Kingdom
General
Fiction
Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary
Narrative theme: Interior life
Contemporary lifestyle fiction
Modern and Contemporary romance
Romance: wholesome
Crime and mystery: cosy mystery
Crime and mystery: women sleuths
Narrative theme: Love and relationships
Intergenerational relationships: advice and issues
823.914
Paperback
448
Width 110mm, Height 178mm, Spine 26mm
238g
When Frances changed her unsettled life in Brighton and bought an old farmhouse in the Yorkshire Dales to run as a guesthouse, she was going into uncharted territory. The villagers were very friendly and talked about the previous owners of Beck Farm but there seemed to be some mystery about them. What had happened to the wife of the previous owner - and why was she still resented Frances was to find out while at the same time rebuilding her own life. Elvi Rhodes returns to her native Yorkshire as the setting for this glorious new novel.
Elvi Rhodes was born and educated in Yorkshire, and now lives on the Sussex coast. She is the author of many bestselling novels including Opal, Doctor Rose, Ruth Appleby, The Golden Girls, Madeleine, The House of Bonneau, Cara's Land, The Rainbow Through the Rain, The Bright One, The Mountain, Portrait of Chloe, Spring Music, Midsummer Meeting, The Birthday Party, Mulberry Lane, and A Blessing In Disguise. A collection of stories, Summer Promise and Other Stories, is also published by Corgi Books.