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LocationOakland
Call NoF BOW
TitleMrs. Endicott's splendid adventure / Rhys Bowen.
AuthorBowen, Rhys, author.
Barcode47660111113029
CollectionFiction
Summary"Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love. Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband's appeal for divorce. It's Ellie's opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She's taking the Bentley. Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora each needing escape impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France. With the Rho^ne surging beside them, they have nowhere to be and everywhere to go. Until the Bentley breaks down in the inviting fishing hamlet of Saint Benet. Here, Ellie rents an abandoned villa in the hills, makes wonderful friends among the villagers, and finds herself drawn to Nico, a handsome and enigmatic fisherman. As for unexpected destinations, the simple paradis of Saint Benet is perfect. But fates soon change when the threat of war encroaches. Ellie's second act in life is just beginning and becoming an adventure she never expected"-- Provided by publisher.
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Catalog Details

International Standard Book Number 9798891646124 (hardcover)
International Standard Book Number 9781662527197
Personal Name Bowen, Rhys, author.
Title Statement Mrs. Endicott's splendid adventure / Rhys Bowen.
Production, Publication, Distribution, Manufacture, and Copyright Notice Seattle Lake Union Publishing 2025.
Physical Description 384 p. softcover 21 cm
Content Type text txt rdacontent
Media Type unmediated n rdamedia
Carrier Type volume nc rdacarrier
Summary, Etc. "Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love. Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband's appeal for divorce. It's Ellie's opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She's taking the Bentley. Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora each needing escape impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France. With the Rho^ne surging beside them, they have nowhere to be and everywhere to go. Until the Bentley breaks down in the inviting fishing hamlet of Saint Benet. Here, Ellie rents an abandoned villa in the hills, makes wonderful friends among the villagers, and finds herself drawn to Nico, a handsome and enigmatic fisherman. As for unexpected destinations, the simple paradis of Saint Benet is perfect. But fates soon change when the threat of war encroaches. Ellie's second act in life is just beginning and becoming an adventure she never expected"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Historical, 20th century Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Women. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Marriage & divorce. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Domestic fiction. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Family. Fiction
Subject Added Entry - Topical Term Friendship Fiction