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The longest road

The longest road

Book 2008

"Clare was devastated after her fiance was killed in the First World War. She inherited Merle Place, a large house that was a military hospital during the war, but which now needs expensive renovation. Completely out of her depth, Clare tries to sell the house, hampered by her cousin Donald who has invited himself to stay indefinitely. Clare's only enjoyment is writing a weekly serial for The Ladies Own Journal, so her hopes rise when she is a...