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Homecoming
- The Cliffehaven Series, Book 18
- Narrated by: Julie Maisey
- Series: The Cliffehaven Series, Book 18
- Length: 15 hrs and 22 mins
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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Summary
Brought to you by Penguin.
The 18th Cliffehaven novel by Sunday Times best-selling author Ellie Dean.
Peace has finally been declared in the Far East, but for those living at Beach View Boarding House, the news brings mixed emotions.
Peggy Reilly is devastated that her husband, Jim, will not be coming home for Christmas. And Sarah and Jane, who have lived at Beach View throughout much of the conflict, dread what they will find when they go back to Singapore.
Life in Cliffehaven is in a whirlwind of change as the men return from the war and Peggy’s evacuee chicks begin to spread their wings and start new lives in different corners of the world.
Peggy and Jim have longed to be together after so many years apart, but war has left them profoundly changed. Can they rekindle the loving, close relationship they’d shared before?
Audio updated as of March 2020.
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- jemma
- 04-03-21
Excellent read
Have listened to all the books in the cliff haven series and have really enjoyed them would highly recommend them
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- Big bird
- 16-02-21
Ellie Deans cliffehaven series
I have listened to all 18 of these books and loved them all. Wish there were more...
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- Lesley
- 03-01-21
A Fitting End
Having read the first 17 books in the Cliffhaven series and eagerly awaited each new installment this book is a fitting end to the saga.
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- Stella Lamb
- 25-10-20
Homecoming
Lovely story sorry to see the end of the series. Would love to read them all again.
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- CrazyCuckoo
- 29-08-20
A Brilliantly written series
I have enjoyed every book so far in this series, each story was as enthralling as that last.
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- Samantha
- 03-08-20
loved it, loved the series
the last book of a brilliant series, I'm going to miss Peggy and everyone at Beach View, they feel like family now.
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- The mad dog lady
- 15-07-20
Awesome
Loved it followed tge whole saga so it hopefully will be continued looking forward to the next one
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- Paul Loseby
- 12-07-20
Sad to come to the end of a lovely series of books
Really sad that I have come to the end of these books. Hopefully Ellie Dean will be writing more in the not too distant future.
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- Dave
- 20-06-20
Loved it
I thoroughly enjoyed the whole series. I was hoping there would be more :) on the whole the narration was excellent. The sorry line was absolutely brilliant. I will miss not listening and will miss the characters.
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- Di Parr
- 15-05-20
a great series
I have loved the cliff haven series and I have waited many times for books to be ready now I have done them once I suspect I will read them again and again
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- Book Reader
- 27-02-20
Ending series , wish there was more!!
Loved the Cliffehaven series by Ellie Dean. This is the final one, and much awaited. Great story, ties up many loose ends. However, the audio differs from the book as the last chapters of the book aren't on the audio. The book has 512 pages(story has 489 pages), but the audio doesn't include the last "part" of the book. The audio stops at page 458 of the book. This is very disappointing as the last chapters(28-29 & 30) are important. A BIG let down to those of us who are avid fans
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- Rosemarie Majeske
- 23-02-20
Very disappointed
after reading this entire series I was so looking forward to this 19th book I really enjoyed it the end was enough to spoil the entire series for me.Not to put Peggy and Jim back together was for me so sad and disappointing I'm actually surprised at how sad it made me
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