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    St James' Fair
    St James' Fair
    St James' Fair
    Audiobook16 hours

    St James' Fair

    Written by Elisabeth McNeill

    Narrated by Angela Ness

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    When a chance for freedom arrives will she dare to take it?Odilie Rutherford is known in the small Scottish town of Lauriston for two things – her beauty, and her father, Canny. As a self-made man, Canny has the wealth he dreamed of but not the status and hatches a plan to marry his daughter to local bachelor of note, the Duke of Maudesley. Yet Odilie cannot bear the thought of a life with the ill-mannered Duke, and when the annual summer fair arrives in town for three days she seizes a chance to enjoy the freedom she craves. But as the carnival atmosphere fills the town, Odilie will find her life changes in ways she could never have imagined.A captivating Scottish saga perfect for fans of Tessa Barclay and Val Wood.Elisabeth McNeill is a long-established freelance journalist and broadcaster who has written five non-fiction books and 26 novels. She now lives with a miniature dachshund, who thinks he is a Great Dane, in the oldest inhabited village on the Scottish borders, where she spent most of her school days.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSAGA Egmont
    Release dateMay 7, 2021
    ISBN9788726869538

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    • 4/5
      This is a very unusual story more like a fairy tale but the adventures and mystery along with characters make the book enjoyable the narrator did a ok job