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The Three Miss Allens

By: Victoria Purman
Narrated by: Jennifer Vuletic
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Three sisters, one secret and a question that stretches across generations...a compulsively readable historical mystery from a bestselling Australian author

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?

©2016 Victoria Purman (P)2023 HarperCollins Publishers 20th Century Fiction Historical Historical Fiction Mystery
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Not up to Victoria’s usual standard. Enjoyable enough though previous books have been far better.

Easy read but not my favourite

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Great story, loved the characters. Narration was fantastic. Wish it hadn’t ended. Definitely will recommend to everyone.

Wonderful story

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Loved, loved. loved this book. A historical novel about three sisters, from Adelaide. A mystery, Love stories across generations, and interesting twists, 80 years later, with the next generation. The ring was a great story, but you will need to read it.

Brilliant

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I’ve loved Victoria Purmans previous novels. This one was no where near as good. It’s a bit too much like a predicable sweet romance for a young audience.
Disappointing! The narrator was a bit too forced with exaggerated expression that it sounded dopey in parts.

Probably for a teenage audience.

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