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Foreign Fruit: 'Blissful, romantic reading' - Company
Paperback / softback
Main Details
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Foreign Fruit: 'Blissful, romantic reading' - Company
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Jojo Moyes
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Paperback / softback | | Pages:512 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128 |
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| Category/Genre | Modern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945) |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780340960363
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| Classifications | Dewey:823.92 |
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| Illustrations |
n/a
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Hodder & Stoughton
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| Imprint |
Hodder Paperback
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| Publication Date |
1 March 2004 |
| Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Merham is a well-ordered 1950s seaside town: the kind of town in which everyone knows their place (and those who don't are promptly put in it). Lottie Swift, an evacuee who has grown up with the respectable Holden family, loves Merham, while the Holdens' daughter Celia chafes against the constraints of the town. Now, almost fifty years on, Arcadia is returning to life, and its inhabitants stirring up strong feelings again. And prompting more than one person to look into their own romantic history and ask: Can you ever leave your past behind?
Author Biography
Jojo Moyes was born in 1969 and was brought up in London. A journalist and writer, she worked for the Independent newspaper until 2001. She lives in East Anglia with her husband and three children. She is the author of Sheltering Rain", Foreign Fruit", which won the RNA Novel of the Year award for 2003, The Peacock Emporium" and The Ship of Brides", shortlisted for the 2005 RNA award.
Reviews'Wonderful full-blooded traditional storytelling, but with a fresh slant' -- Sarah Harrison 'Tender and touching' -- Ottakar's Fiction Newsletter 20030611 'Moyes evokes the strictures of time beautifully, as well as the enervating charms of a sleepy resort.' -- Good Housekeeping 20030701
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