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050 14 PS3623.I66225|bO77 2022 
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100 1  Wingate, Marty,|eauthor. 
245 14 The orphans of Mersea House :|ba novel /|cMarty Wingate. 
250    First edition. 
264  1 New York, NY :|bAlcove Press,|c2022. 
264  4 |c©2022 
300    273 pages ;|c25 cm 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    unmediated|bn|2rdamedia 
338    volume|bnc|2rdacarrier 
520    England, 1957. Olive Kersey's only love never returned 
       from World War II, and now she's alone and penniless. Then
       the last person she ever expected to see again returns to 
       Southwold. Olive's childhood friend, Margery Paxton, 
       arrives to claim her inheritance: Mersea House, a stately 
       old home she plans to turn into the town's only lodging. 
       Olive's life takes a sunny turn when Margery hires her to 
       run the establishment. But Mersea House holds its own 
       mysteries--and its own dangers.  First, rumors begin to 
       fly when two enigmatic lodgers move in: Hugh Hodson, 
       manager of the town cinema, and Mrs. Abigail Claypool, a 
       recluse and war widow. And then the completely unexpected 
       happens: Margery is informed she has a new ward, eleven-
       year-old Juniper Wyckes, the orphaned daughter of 
       Margery's first love. Mrs. Lucie Pagett, Children's 
       Officer at the local authority, informs Margery that 
       Juniper was severely stricken with polio as a child and 
       makes clear that she could be taken away if her welfare is
       in jeopardy.  The past is never far behind for the 
       inhabitants of Mersea House, and looming secrets may 
       destroy the friendships they've created. 
650  0 Lodging-houses|zEngland|zSouthwold|vFiction. 
650  0 Female friendship|vFiction. 
650  0 City and town life|zEngland|zSouthwold|vFiction. 
650  0 Guardian and ward|zEngland|zSouthwold|vFiction. 
650  0 Orphans|zEngland|zSouthwold|vFiction. 
650  0 Interpersonal relations|vFiction. 
651  0 Southwold (England)|vFiction. 
655  7 Domestic fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Detective and mystery fiction.|2lcgft 
655  7 Historical fiction.|2lcgft 
994    C0|bCKE