LEEFDALE by Michael Murray
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From Michael Murray, the author of Magnificent Britain, Julia's Room, and the best-selling detective novel, A Single to Filey, comes a new novel: Leefdale.
Leefdale is busily preparing for the 2001 Magnificent Britain Gardening Competition. Major Howard Roberts is obsessed with gaining the fifth consecutive gold medal for the village. Unfortunately, the sale of The Old Rectory and its exemplary gardens threatens his hopes and those of many of Leefdale's residents.
Sleepy, picturesque Leefdale soon becomes a place of petty, bitter conflict which attracts the attention of a boorish political reporter and the national media who are, coincidentally, in pursuit of a much bigger story.
An estate agent with unconventional domestic arrangements; the taken-for-granted wife of a Tory politician; an emotionally traumatised drama therapist and an overworked and frustrated artist are just some of the diverse characters whose lives become entangled and dramatically changed following the sale of The Old Rectory.
Leefdale explores how both individuals and a community respond to change. Its themes touch upon concord and discord, inclusion and exclusion, the liberating power of Art and the complex nature of love.
Leefdale is busily preparing for the 2001 Magnificent Britain Gardening Competition. Major Howard Roberts is obsessed with gaining the fifth consecutive gold medal for the village. Unfortunately, the sale of The Old Rectory and its exemplary gardens threatens his hopes and those of many of Leefdale's residents.
Sleepy, picturesque Leefdale soon becomes a place of petty, bitter conflict which attracts the attention of a boorish political reporter and the national media who are, coincidentally, in pursuit of a much bigger story.
An estate agent with unconventional domestic arrangements; the taken-for-granted wife of a Tory politician; an emotionally traumatised drama therapist and an overworked and frustrated artist are just some of the diverse characters whose lives become entangled and dramatically changed following the sale of The Old Rectory.
Leefdale explores how both individuals and a community respond to change. Its themes touch upon concord and discord, inclusion and exclusion, the liberating power of Art and the complex nature of love.
LEEFDALE by Michael Murray
http://amzn.eu/4Dt2Sd4
