A Village Scandal
$24.73
- Paperback
304 pages
- Release Date
28 July 2026
Summary
1941, Giggleswick: Flora Whittaker runs The Cunning Vixen Inn, a small pub in the centre of the village. When her husband, Bill, re-enlists in the war, he leaves Flora to run the pub with the help of young May, the next-door neighbour’s daughter.
Flora has several money-saving and illegal schemes running, and when young May starts courting local policeman PC Whinray, he seems to show interest in Flora’s illegal activities.
Trying to alleviate their money troubles, Flora decide…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781035050307 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1035050307 |
| Author: | Diane Allen |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Macmillan |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 28 July 2026 |
| Weight: | 212g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 131mm x 203mm |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Allen brings us romance, the shining light of shared adversity and proof of the enduring power of love and family to transform even the darkest days – Lancashire Post on Wartime in the Dales
If you are a lover of historical sagas and the sweep of the northern hills and their romance, then this novel is definitely for you – Historical Novel Society on A Precious Daughter
Diane Allen
Diane Allen was born in Leeds, but raised at her family’s farm deep in the Yorkshire Dales. After working as a glass engraver, raising a family and looking after an ill father, she found her true niche in life, joining a large-print publishing firm in 1990. She now concentrates on her writing full time, and is Honorary Vice President of the Romantic Novelists’ Association.
Diane’s novels include:
- A Precious Daughter
- The Girl from the Tanner’s Yard
- The Miner’s Wife
Diane and her husband Ronnie live in the Dales market town of Settle, and have two children and four grandchildren.
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