Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1930
Language: English
Seller: Portman Rare Books, Tonbridge, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Date of publication not stated, presumed first edition/printing, good condition,blue cloth some random bleach marks on front, moderate wear, no dust wrpper, title in dark blue across front and sunned spine, 319 pages. [QP].
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Jean Jardine is twenty-three, going on fifty. But she doesn't mind at all.Her mission in life is to look after her brothers in their happy Scottish Borders home of Priorsford, a town just big enough to be respectable. Jean has all she could want in life. After all, not all orphaned siblings are blessed to carry on their lives in such an especially homey cottage as The Rigs, with its garden wall, and creek bridge, and attentive neighbors-who see that Jean's artlessness is more charming than she knows, and that a heart like hers that loves simple pleasures is bound to be made happy.Here, Jean is sure, she will always stay.because who would ever come for a penny-plain girl like her?The first book in the Priorsford trilogy, first published in 1920 under the author's pseudonym, O. Douglas. Jean has all she wants: her brothers, The Rigs, and neighbors who see that her artlessness is more charming than she knows. But, Jean is sure, she will always be here in Priorsford.because who would ever come for a penny-plain girl like her? Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. Jean Jardine is twenty-three, going on fifty. But she doesn't mind at all.Her mission in life is to look after her brothers in their happy Scottish Borders home of Priorsford, a town just big enough to be respectable. Jean has all she could want in life. After all, not all orphaned siblings are blessed to carry on their lives in such an especially homey cottage as The Rigs, with its garden wall, and creek bridge, and attentive neighbors-who see that Jean's artlessness is more charming than she knows, and that a heart like hers that loves simple pleasures is bound to be made happy.Here, Jean is sure, she will always stay.because who would ever come for a penny-plain girl like her?The first book in the Priorsford trilogy, first published in 1920 under the author's pseudonym, O. Douglas. Jean has all she wants: her brothers, The Rigs, and neighbors who see that her artlessness is more charming than she knows. But, Jean is sure, she will always be here in Priorsford.because who would ever come for a penny-plain girl like her? Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.