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Item Details
Title:
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THE VIRGIN OF SMALL PLAINS
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By: |
Nancy Pickard |
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Electronic book text |
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£5.50 |
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ISBN 10: |
1444732897 |
ISBN 13: |
9781444732894 |
Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
Pub. date: |
8 December, 2011 |
Edition: |
Digital original |
Synopsis: |
January 1987, Small Plains, Kansas. On the night of the decade's worst blizzard, a boy discovers the naked corpse of a beautiful girl. No-one can identify her, so the people of the town bury her with a gravestone marked with the date and 'Peace Be Unto You'. Seventeen years later, the mysterious dead girl - the 'Virgin of Small Plains' - has inspired a local myth. In the two decades since her death, strange miracles have visited those who faithfully tend her grave; some believe her spirit can cure deadly illnesses, while others credit her with the town's economic prosperity. Word of the legend spreads and Small Plains becomes a haven for an onslaught of spiritual seekers and the terminally ill, all hoping the Virgin will answer their prayers. When the mysterious Mitch Newquist reappears and a vengeful tornado devastates Small Plains, the truth begins to emerge.. What really happened seventeen years ago? Why did Mitch suddenly disappear the same night the Virgin's body was found - abandoning his first love, Abby Reynolds? And why are some of the town's leading citizens so determined that the truth remain buried? |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd |
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Non-returnable |
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