Ripples on a pond / Madge Swindells.

By: Swindells, MadgeMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: Leicester [England] : Charnwood, 2005Edition: 1st Charnwood ed., Large print [ed.]Description: 483 p. (large print) ; 24 cmISBN: 1846170869Subject(s): Large print booksSummary: The well-heeled village of Temple Minnis presents a fatade as smooth and calm as its deep, dark lake. But all is not as it seems. Simon Shepherd's marriage is a sham, his daughter running wild. When he awakes one night to the smell of woodsmoke, his fury at the thought of tramps, gypsies or immigrants on his land is fierce - until he sees the exotic and intriguing Bela who has taken refuge there. But Temple Minnis has a darker secret to hide. Thirty years before, the villagers conspired to plan and conceal a murder, but only their dying local novelist, Melissa, suffers from pangs of conscience. As the villagers face up to the past, love turns to fury and tragedy.
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The well-heeled village of Temple Minnis presents a fatade as smooth and calm as its deep, dark lake. But all is not as it seems. Simon Shepherd's marriage is a sham, his daughter running wild. When he awakes one night to the smell of woodsmoke, his fury at the thought of tramps, gypsies or immigrants on his land is fierce - until he sees the exotic and intriguing Bela who has taken refuge there. But Temple Minnis has a darker secret to hide. Thirty years before, the villagers conspired to plan and conceal a murder, but only their dying local novelist, Melissa, suffers from pangs of conscience. As the villagers face up to the past, love turns to fury and tragedy.

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