Books with title The Last Village

The Village is beautiful, a place of order and security, but it harbours three outsiders-Ellen the tinker's daughter, returning with her father to the place where he grew up, a freewoman among serfs; William, whose father is Lord of the Manor; and Sam, who is 'different'. As each strives to find their identity and their place in a world where they can never fully feel accepted, they are unexpectedly faced with a bigger challenge: the Black Death. How will they cope with the terror that is all around them? What inner resources can they find to make sense of life? In the face of such devastation, can things ever be the same, or what new world should they build? As each of them tells their story, we see the glimmerings of hope and new life in the midst of great uncertainty. Ellen, William and Sam-three young people with an extraordinary challenge to face.

Jamie and a new friend with an interest in common try to find some sign of a neighbouring village which was believed to have died out in the 14th century, apparently from disease. No trace is left as the countryside has reclaimed the land which has reverted back to it’s native woodland. They have both played there as kids, but something is different now. On an expedition to look for any signs of the old village, they find a lot more than they expected, and make some unexpected new friends. How can these new friends walk through a field of long grass without leaving a trail or crushing a single stem? Who or what is ‘the beast’ that terrifies them, and is the vicar’s wife really as clumsy as she says, or is there another reason for her bruises? Why does the black cat always sit in the same place in the churchyard? What is the secret of the ‘singing cave’ where these people go to enjoy the heat which comes from the walls? Jamie finds the answers to these questions almost unbelievable, but there can be no other explanation. It’s happening, and his new friend becomes entangled in the mystery and is lost, maybe for ever.

Nothing can prepare you for the secrets of The Villagers.Olive and Geoffrey are happier than ever. After moving to the countryside to bring up their three young children, they are welcomed with open arms by the friendly residents of the chocolate box village.But beyond the veil of rhododendrons and net curtains, there is something more. Just as Olive is settling in and starting to integrate with the community, she finds out that all is not as it first seemed.As her discoveries become more and more sinister, Olive begins to fear for her own sanity, and has to make choices that will decide the fate of her family.The Villagers paints an intriguing picture of a 1950s English country village, where not everyone is who they first appear to be.Praise:★★★★★ - "Reminds me of the late great Maeve Binchy."★★★★★ - "Ms. Griffiths-Jones does a remarkable job of creating interesting, vivid characters and scenes. The more you read, the more you want to know. I was hooked from the beginning."★★★★★ - "Very entertaining. I will be adding this author's works to my library."

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIESDear Reader,You have undoubtedly picked up this book by mistake, so please put it down. Nobody in their right mind would read this particular book about the lives of Violet, Klaus, and Sunny Baudelaire on purpose, because each dismal moment of their stay in the village of V.F.D. has been faithfully and dreadfully recorded in these pages. I can think of no single reason why anyone would want to open a book containing such unpleasant matters as migrating crows, an angry mob, a newspaper headline, the arrest of innocent people, the Deluxe Cell, and some very strange hats. It is my solemn and sacred occupation to research each detail of the Baudelaire children's lives and write them all down, but you may prefer to do some other solemn and sacred thing, such as reading another book instead.With all due respect,Lemony Snicket

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The Village is beautiful, a place of order and security, but it harbours three outsiders-Ellen the tinker's daughter, returning with her father to the place where he grew up, a freewoman among serfs; William, whose father is Lord of the Manor; and Sam, who is 'different'. As each strives to find their identity and their place in a world where they can never fully feel accepted, they are unexpectedly faced with a bigger challenge: the Black Death. How will they cope with the terror that is all around them? What inner resources can they find to make sense of life? In the face of such devastation, can things ever be the same, or what new world should they build? As each of them tells their story, we see the glimmerings of hope and new life in the midst of great uncertainty. Ellen, William and Sam-three young people with an extraordinary challenge to face.

[Read by Robert Fass]Can justice be served? When mere accusation takes the place of evidence, freedom is in peril. What happens after the murder is the story of what Johnny Shinn - late of Army Intelligence and veteran of two wars - in spite of himself, does about it. The tense lynch trial that is the focus of the action is really the trial of Johnny Shinn as an American.