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Life with the lid off

By: Publication details: London : Orion 2010ISBN:
  • 9781409120025
Subject(s): Summary: When single mother Nicola Hodgkinson decided to follow her rural dream, it involved transporting her young family - three rowdy children, her beloved horse, a wilful donkey and two single-minded bantams - to a ramshackle cottage in an idyllic seaside village. The family soon attracts the horrified attention of nosy neighbours, and annoys motorists by hogging country lanes with a horse-drawn caravan. But amid the chaos, the magic of family life shines through, peppered with humour, love, moments of high drama, and nostalgia.
List(s) this item appears in: MCHFT - Mood-Boosting Books
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Item type Home library Collection Class number Status Notes Date due Barcode
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Mersey and West Lancashire NHS Library - St Helens and Knowsley Leisure Reading Leisure HOD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T024472
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) Mid Cheshire NHS Library Leisure Reading FICTION (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 36155935
Book, Standard Loan (4 weeks) University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay - Lancaster NHS Library Main Shelves 920 HOD (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T25649

When single mother Nicola Hodgkinson decided to follow her rural dream, it involved transporting her young family - three rowdy children, her beloved horse, a wilful donkey and two single-minded bantams - to a ramshackle cottage in an idyllic seaside village. The family soon attracts the horrified attention of nosy neighbours, and annoys motorists by hogging country lanes with a horse-drawn caravan. But amid the chaos, the magic of family life shines through, peppered with humour, love, moments of high drama, and nostalgia.