by Ann Purser (Author)
When Robert Bates marries Mandy,a girl from the town,his parents do not approve.Robert is from an old farming family and he is turning his back on farming by establishing a motor maintenance garagfe at the bottom of their garden.But Mandy and Robert are happy,and become even happier when Mandy becomes pregnant.But the threat of miscarriage and a difficult birth leaves Mandy unhappy and lost.Their son,however,is a fighter,soon able to leave hospital,delighting everyone with his warmth and sunny smile.And then tragedy strikes once more,leaving Robert and Mandy with more than ever to cope with. As life in the village of Round Ringford continues,Mandy developes a deep affection for Peggy Palmer whose strength helps her through difficult times.And there is also Peggy's relationship with Bill Turner,that is becoming the talk of the village...
Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New
Publisher: Orion
Published: 07 Sep 1998
ISBN 10: 0752802453
ISBN 13: 9780752802459
Book Overview: * Ann Purser has a natural style and writes with great vividness. * PASTURES NEW, SPINSTER OF THIS PARISH, NEW EVERY MORNING and THY NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE were all very well received. * Reissued in new cover design, alongside THY NEIGHBOUR'S WIFE - new in paper back and Ann Purser's new novel, FOR BETTER FOR WORSE. * Ann Purser's previous novels were chosen as BCA Editor's special Choices and have received good reviews: 'Written with sincerity, without patronage and will give pleasure to many' SUNDAY TIMES 'A first rate story of English village life, beautifully observed and very well described' PUBLISHING NEWS.