The Three Miss Allens by Victoria Purman

The Three Miss Allens by Victoria Purman

A Women's Fiction dual narrative that is set in the same beautiful mansion in both contemporary South Australia and in the 1930s.

How much of who we are is destiny and how much is chance?

In 1934, the three Miss Allens - Ruby, Adeline and Clara - arrive in the seaside town of Remarkable Bay for their annual summer holiday. It's the last time they'll spend summer as a family. Adeline is engaged, Ruby is weighing up an offer, and Clara is just eighteen and about to start her life. But by summer's end, the lives they have known will change irrevocably and a mysterious secret will tear the family apart.

Eighty-two years later, Ruby's great-granddaughter Roma Harris moves to the now sleepy Remarkable Bay, retreating from tragedy. Roma's distant cousin Addy arrives too, fleeing a life with too much drama. It's only when the women discover an old guest book that they start asking questions about the mysterious third Miss Allen. Who was she? Why has she disappeared from the family's history?

If they solve this mystery from their past, could it change their futures?

A Women's Fiction dual narrative that is set in the same beautiful mansion in both contemporary South Australia and in the 1930s.

How much of who we are is destiny and how much is chance?

In 1934, the three Miss Allens - Ruby, Adeline and Clara - arrive in the seaside town of Remarkable Bay for their annual summer holiday. It's the last time they'll spend summer as a family. Adeline is engaged, Ruby is weighing up an offer, and Clara is just eighteen and about to start her life. But by summer's end, the lives they have known will change irrevocably and a mysterious secret will tear the family apart.

Eighty-two years later, Ruby's great-granddaughter Roma Harris moves to the now sleepy Remarkable Bay, retreating from tragedy. Roma's distant cousin Addy arrives too, fleeing a life with too much drama. It's only when the women discover an old guest book that they start asking questions about the mysterious third Miss Allen. Who was she? Why has she disappeared from the family's history?

If they solve this mystery from their past, could it change their futures?

Purman, Victoria: - When Victoria Purman woke up one day and realised she'd spent most of her working life writing for other people, she decided it was finally time to tell stories of her own. She's worked as a speechwriter, a television and radio journalist, a public servant, a publicist, a communications consultant and a political adviser. Not to mention mum, chef, taxi driver, volunteer and problem - solver. She now very much enjoys creating dialogue and happy - ever - afters for her imaginary characters. Her Boys of Summer trilogy is set on the south coast of her home state of South Australia, somewhere she feels compelled to do a lot of research. When she's not writing, Victoria spends time with her husband, three sons, a disobedient dog, her loving, extended family and dear friends. She is still determined to learn how to surf.

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ISBN 13	9781489248466
ISBN 10	1489248463
Title	The Three Miss Allens
Author	Victoria Purman
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	HarperCollins Publishers (Australia) Pty Ltd
Year published	2018-04-11
Number of pages	432
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.