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The Other Side Of The River
- Author
- Jessica Blair
- Narrator
- Marie McCarthy
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Publish Date
- 25 August 2011
- Run Time
- 11 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
How Gennetta foils her father's plan, defies local custom and makes a success of her own career is related in Jessica Blair's inimitable style, full of pace, adventure and appealing local detail.
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- Author
- Jessica Blair
- Narrator
- Marie McCarthy
- Duration
- 11 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 25 August 2011
- ISBN
- 9781405512770
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Little, Brown Book Group
- Genre
- Family saga / generational saga fiction
Synopsis
The Other Side of the River tells the story of Gennetta Turner, whose father owns a large jet-carving company. Competition between the companies is intense, and Mr Turner devises a way of consolidating his hold over the town by marrying his daughter off to the son of his arch-rival. However, Gennetta is wildly in love with her childhood sweetheart, a young sailor. How Gennetta foils her father's plan, defies local custom and makes a success of her own career is related in Jessica Blair's inimitable style, full of pace, adventure and appealing local detail.
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