| A Friend of the Family Contributor(s): Willett, Marcia (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312306644 ISBN-13: 9780312306649 Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin OUR PRICE: $20.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2006 Annotation: Praise for Marcia Willett "A must for women fiction readers."- "Booklist "on "The Children's Hour" "Like Rosamunde Pilcher and Maeve Binchy, Willett creates such fully dimensional characters that readers feel as if they should phone or e-mail them to keep in touch."- "Rocky Mountain News" on" A Week in Winter" "Thoroughly engrossing, with richly drawn characters, a mysterious locale, and a beautifully crafted plot."- "The South Florida Sun-Sentinel "on "A Week in Winter" "Readers will enjoy the heartwarming ending, vibrant characters, and excellent depiction of the English countryside."- "Booklist" (starred review) on "A Summer in the Country" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Romance - General - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2006044693 |
| Physical Information: 0.86" H x 5.53" W x 8.53" (0.98 lbs) 352 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Picking up the story of Kate Webster and Cass Wivenhoe that began with First Friends, A Friend of the Family (published in the UK as Thea's Parrot) tells the tale of one of their friends, Felicity, a married woman who has been dallying with George, another mutual acquaintance. When Felicity is widowed, everyone expects George to pop the question. He does, but to the astonishment of Kate and Cass, his intended bride is not Felicity. With her usual generous helping of tears and laughter, Marcia Willett again provides her fans with a treat to be savored. Unanticipated plot twists, winsome characters, and a beguiling setting unite in Willett's captivating comedy of manners. - Booklist |
Contributor Bio(s): Willett, Marcia: - Born in Somerset, in the west country of England, on the day the atom bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, Marcia Willett was the youngest of five girls. Her family was unconventional and musical, but Marcia chose to train as a ballet dancer. Unfortunately her body did not develop with the classical proportions demanded by the Royal Ballet, so she studied to be a ballet teacher. Her first husband was a naval officer in the submarine service, with whom she had a son, Charles, now married and training to be a clergyman. Her second husband, Rodney, himself a writer and broadcaster, encouraged Marcia to write novels. She has published several novels in England; A Week in Winter is the first to be published in the United States. |
