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The Tulip Girl
- Narrated by: Julia Franklin
- Length: 12 hrs and 53 mins
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Categories: Literature & Fiction, Genre Fiction
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An enthralling story of love, rivalry and courage. Abandoned outside an orphanage as a newborn baby, spirited Maddie March has had to fight her way through life. So when she finds a home at Few Farm with Frank Brackenbury and his household, she welcomes the chance for a fresh start.
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- 24-02-15
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This writer her novels always have a twist at the end! The narrator makes the story come alive and I am always griped its a lovely way to spend a couple of hours