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The Woman of the House

By: Alice Taylor
Narrated by: Aoife McMahon
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 The Phelans have owned Mossgrove for generations. The small, rural Irish farm has been the pride of them all until Ned's wife, Martha, arrives and begins to undermine generations of hard work and happiness. She resents the deep history of the place and sets about making it her own, shutting out what is left of Ned's family. She is particularly jealous of Ned's sister, Kate, a local nurse and doting aunt to Martha's children. When Ned dies suddenly, Martha puts Mossgrove up for sale in hopes that it will be bought by the neighbouring Conways, who have long coveted the Phelan farm. What she does not realise are the lengths to which Kate and the hired hand Jack will go to keep the land in the family ...©1997 Alice Taylor (P)2019 Bolinda Publishing Contemporary Fiction Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Feel-Good

Critic Reviews

'Taylor's sturdy, workmanlike prose suits her story well, and this pleasant novel will leave readers caught in the Phelan tale and waiting for more.' (Booklist)
'... a master of the genre.' (Kirkus Reviews)
'Alice Taylor is an outstanding storyteller.' (The Irish Times)
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I have listened to this series before and just relistened to the first book, just as good second time around. Loo k forward to the rest of the series

Lovely story

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I loved the story, but the narrator really made it. Thanks Aoife you made the story come to life.

Excellent narrator

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Was strong I felt as though I was in the wonderful town among this family.
Thank you

A wonderful story

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