The Blue and Distant Hills

by Judith Saxton

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Questa Adamson returns to England in 1947 from war-torn Italy to find that she has inherited a family property in the Shropshire countryside which has fallen into disrepair after requisition by the army. She falls in love with the ruined house and is determined to restore it to its former glory.

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Judy Turner was born in Norwich, England in 1936. She wrote historical and romantic fiction under the pseudonyms Katie Flynn and Judith Saxton. She wrote more than 90 books during her lifetime including A Liverpool Lass, In Time for Christmas, Christmas at Tuppenny Corner, A Mother's Love, and A Christmas Gift. After being diagnosed with ME show more (Chronic Fatigue Syndrome) in 1996, her daughter Holly began assisting her in her writing. She died on January 1, 2019 at the age of 82. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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Original publication date
1993
People/Characters
Questa Adamson
Important places
England, UK

Classifications

Genres
Fiction and Literature, Historical Fiction, Romance, General Fiction
DDC/MDS
823.914Literature & rhetoricEnglish & Old English literaturesEnglish fiction1900-1901-19991945-1999
LCC
PR6069 .A97 .B58Language and LiteratureEnglishEnglish Literature1961-2000

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