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Village Affair

The Grey House is the final piece in the jigsaw of Alice Jordan's perfect life. It seems to be the ultimate achievement of her outwardly happy marriage - a loyal, if dull husband, three children, two cars and now the house. So why does she feel as if something is missing? As Alice and her family settle themselves into village life the something missing becomes something huge and then breaks, scandalizing the village, opening up old wounds. But because of it, Alice begins to feel that there is hope and humour and understanding and compassion in the new life she must build for herself.

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  • "passionate man"
  • "Village affair"@pl
  • "Rector's wife"@en
  • "rector's wife"
  • "Passionate man"@en

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  • "This warm and sometimes funny novel starts off when Alice and her husband buy an old house in a village full of friendly eccentrics. As she settles into her new life, Alice finally finds what she's been searching for--a discovery that scandalizes the village and opens up new wounds."
  • "First pub. 1989. A story of seduction, sexual as well as the appeal of money, beautiful objects and charming manners."
  • "The Grey House is the final piece in the jigsaw of Alice Jordan's perfect life. It seems to be the ultimate achievement of her outwardly happy marriage - a loyal, if dull husband, three children, two cars and now the house. So why does she feel as if something is missing? As Alice and her family settle themselves into village life the something missing becomes something huge and then breaks, scandalizing the village, opening up old wounds. But because of it, Alice begins to feel that there is hope and humour and understanding and compassion in the new life she must build for herself."@en
  • ""Alice Jordan looks forward to moving into The Grey House, an 18th-century residence in a village full of friendly eccentrics. But the change of scenery leads to even greater changes, as she forms a sudden, fierce friendship with an independent young woman named Clodagh-- a friendship that will take her husband, the villagers, and Alice herself by complete surprise."--Publisher."@en

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  • "Psychological fiction"
  • "Fiction"
  • "Fiction"@en
  • "English fiction"
  • "Love stories"
  • "Powieść angielska"@pl
  • "Anglické romány"
  • "Translations"
  • "Large print"@en
  • "Romans (teksten)"
  • "Milostné romány"

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  • "Village Affair"@en
  • "En skjult affære"@da
  • "A village affair"@en
  • "A village affair"
  • "A village affair : a passionate man ; the rector's wife"@en
  • "A village affair; A passionate man; The rectorþs wife"
  • "A village affair : A Passionate Man"
  • "To xypnēma"
  • "Skandální láska"
  • "The village affair"@en
  • "Prowincjonalny romans"@pl
  • "Prowincjonalny romans"
  • "Dos mujeres"@es
  • "A Village Affair"
  • "Dos mujeres"
  • "A village affair ; A passionate man ; The rector's wife"
  • "A village affair ; A passionate man ; The rector's wife"@en

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