Reclusive academic Lord Noblet de Beeble doesn't want to get married but his overbearing mother says that he must. He places an ad for a wife in his local newspaper & the national press pick up on it. In a summer packed with suspicious exes, snobbery and social climbers, the village of Gently Rising bear witness to a public courtship like no other.
Heather Barnett Livres
Heather Barnett crée des histoires qui allient esprit et chaleur, s'inspirant d'un paysage littéraire diversifié. Ses romans, souvent empreints de mystère ou de romance, explorent les nuances des liens humains et les récits cachés du quotidien. Elle combine habilement une observation pointue avec une sensibilité comique unique, créant ainsi des récits à la fois captivants et édifiants. Son écriture célèbre la joie de découvrir la gentillesse inattendue et des histoires convaincantes dans le monde qui nous entoure.



Acts of Kindness
- 288pages
- 11 heures de lecture
When Bella Black arrives in a sleepy Wiltshire village, it seems like the perfect place for a new start. A lovely home, exciting job and an attractive colleague or two to take her mind off her recent divorce. When people start disappearing, she realises she holds the key to a mystery bigger than she could have ever imagined.
The Art of Science
- 224pages
- 8 heures de lecture
The Art of Science explores the work of forty artists and artist-scientists whose work has furthered and made visible the relationship between these fields.