Brenda Alice Wild Brenda Alice Wild i(9418696 works by)
Born: Established: Yorkshire,
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England,
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United Kingdom (UK),
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Western Europe, Europe, ;
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon Seashells My Lovely Brenda Alice Wild , Adelaide : Peacock Publications , 2015 9418733 2015 single work novel mystery

'Jasmine Northfield lives in a seaside town in Devon where she owns a busy craft shop; meeting different people every day like Toby Morrison a fisherman recently moved from Cornwall. Life, if not exciting is tranquil. It's when her husband goes on a climbing holiday with friends and a beautiful young woman enters not only her shop but her life that things begin to change. After purchasing a couple of items the woman confides that she and her daughter are in hiding and beg Jasmine not to reveal their whereabouts to anyone. Couple this with a private investigator, a friendly detective and the café owner involved in the hereafter and you have a story of mystery and Jasmine's life as she knew it is changed forever.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon My Turn Will Come Brenda Alice Wild , Norwood : Peacock Publications , 2011 9418795 2011 single work novel

'Annabella Kent is ten years old when her eldest brother Simeon takes his bride Charlotte to live in a remote area of Australia. By letters, his family in England learns of the harsh living conditions as well as the beauty of their strange and new home. As the years pass by, Annabella's excitement grows with every letter, hoping her brother will send for her. 'My Turn Will Come' is based on a true story of romance, mystery and adventure in a new land and the changes brought about for one particular family in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Blame It on the Holiday Brenda Alice Wild , Norwood : Peacock Publications , 2010 9418835 2010 single work novel

'Why not take a holiday to somewhere cooler', was Muriel's advice after several days in Adelaide's summer heat. Even the hardiest plants were wilting at the nursery where the two horticulturists worked; so Sally booked her flight for one week to Hobart.

'If Sally had only known the consequences following her holiday in Tasmania would she have gone?

'Join Sally's journey of mystery, criminal intrigue and love set amongst the beautiful wineries of South Australia and Tasmania's picturesque countryside.' (Publication summary)
1 y separately published work icon Two Martinis and a Black Swan Brenda Alice Wild , Norwood : Peacock Publications , 2009 9418913 2009 single work novel

'After experiencing a happy childhood near Ballarat, Liz Bartley's life is turned into turmoil when her father dies and her mother marries the cruel Mr Fotheringill. Things get even worse, when her dear brother George runs away from home. As the years pass by and Liz moves to the beautiful city of Adelaide, life becomes more complicated with a series of disastrous relationships and murder.

'Everybody has a breaking point and at almost fifty, Liz is seeing a psychiatrist, Sean Miller, who becomes her friend, as week by week he listens to her life story. Along with her good neighbour Ann Morton and Adam Shaw, an English tourist she meets one day by the River Torrens, Liz is starting to get her life back on track.

'Adam returns to his home on the island of Jersey and asks Liz to visit him for a holiday. Could this be the changing point for Liz or will she always be haunted by the past?' (Publication summary)
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