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y separately published work icon The Lavender Semaphore single work   novella   historical fiction  
Is part of Adelaide Becket Tracy Cooper-Posey , 2021 series - author novella (number 4 in series)
Issue Details: First known date: 2021... 2021 The Lavender Semaphore
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'Lady Adelaide leads a double life that sits ill with her…

'In Edwardian Britain, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, finds her work for William Melville, spymaster, clashes with the life her society friends believe her to be leading. Her guilt rises when her very dear friend, Isa Hass, arrives from Cape Town and asks questions Adele cannot answer.

'When a homeless urchin, Charlie Rowbottom, hands a note written in German code over to Adele, she struggles to keep her true nature separated from her position in society while she searches for the writer of the note.'

Source: Publisher's blurb.

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      Americas,      :       Stories Rule Press ,       2021 .
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      Extent: 52p.p.
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      • Published 12 July 2021.
      ISBN: 9781774384695, 1774384698
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    y separately published work icon Adelaide Becket's Adventures Tracy Cooper-Posey , Canada : Stories Rule Press , 2023 27907689 2023 selected work novella

    'As Europe draws toward war, an extraordinary woman steps into the arena. In Edwardian England, Lady Adelaide Azalea Margaret de Morville, Mrs. Hugh Becket, lately of the Cape Colony, was born the daughter of an Earl, but is now the widow of a commoner. She straddles two worlds, speaks fluent German, and can ride, hunt and shoot. Her talents draws the eye of spymaster William Melville, who recruits her to help him fight a shadow game with German agents both at home and aboard, as Europe heads toward an inevitable conflict…'

    Source: Publisher's blurb.

         Canada : Stories Rule Press , 2023
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