Vittoria Cottage

by D.E. Stevenson and Alexander McCall Smith

Book Overview

Caroline opened the door and saw Mr. Shepperton standing on the step. "Oh, it's you " she exclaimed in surprise.

"Did you--were you expecting someone else?" he asked.

"Only the Queen," replied Caroline, chuckling. "Don't mind me," she added. "I often go slightly mad."

Caroline Dering, a widow with three grown children, lives a cheerful, quiet life near the idyllic English village of Ashbridge. But things are about to liven up,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B07Y4MSLS3
• ISBN13: 9781913054632
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Dean Street Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.1" x 7.8"

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Vittoria Cottage

Caroline Dering, who has accepted her widowhood in her typically placid way, moves contentedly through her days in Vittoria Cottage. Not even the escapades and frequent personality clashes of her young adult daughters can mar her serenity. Such moments do, however, intensify her longing for the return of her son James from a three-year tour of duty in Malaya. Robert Shepperton strolls into her life early in the story. He is somewhat of an enigma in the small, gossipy village, but the friendship between Robert and Caroline grows with disarming ease. However, not until her vivacious sister Harriet returns to Vittoria Cottage for R & R does Caroline realize that her feelings for Robert are deeper than she suspected. She watches helplessly as a friendship develops between Robert and Harriet. Set in post-war England and told with the usual D. E. Stevenson charm, the story leads naturally into its sequels, Music in the Hills and Shoulder the Sky.