Geraldine Spence Geraldine Spence i(A51713 works by)
Gender: Female
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1 y separately published work icon The Forbidden Bridge, and, Jamie's Discovery Betty Roland , London : Bodley Head , 1976 Z1408140 1976 selected work children's fiction children's
2 3 y separately published work icon The Nothing Place Eleanor Spence , London : Oxford University Press , 1972 Z818403 1972 single work children's fiction children's

'Learning to accept his partial deafness is bad enough, but having to adjust to a new neighbourhood and a bunch of do-good friends is almost too much for Glen.'

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1 y separately published work icon Die Verbode Brug [en] Die Grot in die Kloof Betty Roland , ( trans. Wilhelm Grutter )expression Kaapstad : John Malherbe Edms Brk , 1963 Z1407842 1963 selected work children's fiction children's Translations of The Forbidden Bridge and Jamie's Discovery.
3 1 y separately published work icon The Green Laurel Eleanor Spence , London Melbourne : Oxford University Press , 1963 Z836712 1963 single work children's fiction children's The Somerville's normally nomadic existence is interrupted by Mr Somerville's ill-health which means during their annual visit to Dragon Bay, they are forced to stay in a boarding house instead of camping out. It marks the beginning of a strange and eventful year in which Lesley and Rae make new friends, begin to grow up and fulfil ambitions. It is also a year in which the whole family has to adapt to some surprising and not always welcome changes.
2 1 Jamie's Discovery Betty Roland , London : Bodley Head , 1963 Z830624 1963 single work children's fiction children's
— Appears in: Die Verbode Brug [en] Die Grot in die Kloof 1963; Eight-year-old Jamie's dog, Fran, goes missing and Jamie and his friend Len have almost despaired of finding her alive when, on one last search in the hills they find Fran, and something else besides.
4 1 y separately published work icon The Forbidden Bridge Betty Roland , London : Bodley Head , 1961 Z830245 1961 single work children's fiction children's adventure
— Appears in: Die Verbode Brug [en] Die Grot in die Kloof 1963;

Jamie lives on an isolated property and his closest friends live on the other side of the river. One day he runs across the 'forbidden' railway bridge to play with them and on the way back hears the clicking of an approaching train ...
3 5 y separately published work icon Devil's Hill Nan Chauncy , London : Oxford University Press , 1958 Z39529 1958 single work children's fiction children's
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