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Автор: Bella Osborne
Издательство: HarperCollins
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isbn: 9780008181000
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      First published in Great Britain by HarperCollins 2017

      Copyright © Bella Osborne 2017

      Bella Osborne asserts the moral right to be identified as the author of this work.

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      This novel is entirely a work of fiction. The names, characters and incidents portrayed in it are the work of the author’s imagination. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events or localities is entirely coincidental.

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      Ebook Edition © March 2017 ISBN: 9780008181000

      Source ISBN: 9780008181024

      Version: 2017-11-16

       WHAT READERS ARE SAYING ABOUT ESCAPE TO WILLOW COTTAGE

      ‘Loved this book, so light-hearted and amusing’

      ‘A lovely read’

      ‘Oh what a little treasure this is! A cast of great characters, lovely Cotswold village and Beth trying to cope with the disaster she has bought’

      ‘Full of wit and charm’

      ‘Great characters who have quickly become established and rooted in my imagination. Very funny, but with deeper undercurrents woven in’

      ‘Loved the story, couldn’t put it down’

      ‘Absolutely loved this book, hooked from the start’

      ‘Three Words: Brilliant, Charming and Moving’

       ‘This is a wonderful read’

       In memory of a truly amazing woman, my grandma 1903–1993

      Table of Contents

       Cover

       Title Page

       Copyright

       What Readers Are Saying About Escape to Willow Cottage

       Dedication

       Chapter Twenty-Three

       Chapter Twenty-Four

       Chapter Twenty-Five

      

       Chapter Twenty-Six

      

       Chapter Twenty-Seven

      

       Chapter Twenty-Eight

      

       Chapter Twenty-Nine

      

       Chapter Thirty

      

       Chapter Thirty-One

      

       Chapter Thirty-Two

      

       Chapter Thirty-Three

      

       Acknowledgements

      

       Keep Reading…

      

       About the Author

      

       About the Publisher

       Chapter Twenty-Three

      Leo was back to his old self with the television blaring in the background and his face glued to his tablet. All was right in his world. Beth brought him a drink of juice and put it on the windowsill for him.

      ‘This is for you, Mum,’ he said as he pulled out the rest of the white envelope that was sticking up from the side of the sofa cushion. Beth’s stomach churned. She took the envelope from him, went to the kitchen and shut the door. She sat down and thumbed the envelope; she could feel that there was a card inside. Beth knew from the writing that it was from Nick; perhaps it was just a Christmas card. She could destroy it without opening it; fling it in the open fire tonight when Leo had gone to bed. It was a tempting thought that she could watch it burn but could she cope with not knowing what was inside?

      In an instant she answered her question as she ripped it open. It was a Christmas card; simple and classy. She held it in her hands and noticed they were shaking ever so slightly. She opened the card and something fluttered to the floor. She left it there for a moment while she read what was written inside.

       Dearest Elizabeth and Leo,

       Wherever this finds