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Reclusive illustrator and gardener Gwen Purcell's devotion to her nephew and new-found love of orchids draw her from her family's country home to London's gardens and shops and, as Hitler is gaining power, to the German Alps.Tags
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- Beyond the Orchid House
- Alternate titles
- Gwen's Story
- Original publication date
- 1994
- People/Characters
- Frances Purcell; Julia Purcell; Gwen Purcell; Sarah Purcell
- Important places
- Quantock Hills, Somerset, England, UK
- Important events
- World War I
- Dedication
- For Julia
- First words
- Mr. Whitelaw frowned as he dug his knife deep into the bark of the tree.
- Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)She needed Hillcrest as a refuge no longer.
- Disambiguation notice
- "Beyond the Orchid House" was republished as "Gwen's Story"
Classifications
- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, Children's Books, Young Adult
- DDC/MDS
- 823.914 — Literature & rhetoric English & Old English literatures English fiction 1900- 1901-1999 1945-1999
- LCC
- PZ7 .H24375 .G — Language and Literature Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Fiction and juvenile belles lettres Juvenile belles lettres
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- 73
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- Languages
- Dutch, English
- Media
- Paper
- ISBNs
- 6
