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  • One Perfect Family

  • Ellindale, Book 4
  • By: Anna Jacobs
  • Narrated by: Anne Dover
  • Length: 10 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.9 out of 5 stars (148 ratings)

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One Perfect Family

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Summary

One Perfect Family...can bring a whole village together.

Lancashire, 1934. When Tam Crawford is unexpectedly bequeathed some money, he can finally realise his dream of settling down in the beautiful village of Ellindale.

Tam knows he can be impulsive - his nickname isn't Crazy Tam for nothing! - but this time he is determined not to be ruled by his big heart and hot head. Yet somehow, within just one day, he has taken on a fiancée and two children to keep them out of the poorhouse - or worse. Despite their unconventional start, as Tam and his new family get to know and love each other, they come to realise that his act of charity is the best thing that could have happened to all of them. But there are still problems and they struggle to find somewhere to live.

Tam and his makeshift family are not the only ones facing difficulties. Local benefactor Finn Carlisle's attempts to help the unemployed are being sabotaged by an unscrupulous local councillor, and Tam's cousin-by-marriage Hilda Kerkham has been widowed and is struggling even to feed her son. Will the people of Ellindale be able to help one another in these hard times?

©2019 Anna Jacobs (P)2019 Hodder & Stoughton Limited
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a triumph as always magnificent

another triumph brilliant writing, narrative and and performance I hope theres more from Ellendale please

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excellent

sorry its come to an end. thoroughly enjoyed the whole saga. excellent narration as usual

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Perfect bedtime story

Just as good as the previous stories in the series but could stand alone. Hope more to come.
Always happy when the evil greedy person get their comeuppance .

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Amazing saga.

This has been a fantastic series, I really love the characters in these books. The reader was also fabulus. This is an author I will be trying more of.

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Didn't want the series to end

Have thoroughly enjoyed the whole series & this the last book did not disappoint. Look forward to listening to them all many times & also other books by Anna Jacobs. Anne Dover narrated them wonderfully.

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Irene

Once again a very good storyline in this book number 4 in that series, I really have enjoyed them all and would recommend to other Anna Jacobs listeners.

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all of it love Anna Jacobs read by Anne dover

this book was last of a trilogy al three books really good Anne Doversnages to bring the carictors to life xx

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Perfect ending

Perfect ending to the lives of the people in ellindale. I've thourghly enjoyed every book and this finishes the story brilliantly. Definitely worth listening to all 4 books.

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Wonderful

Happy to have read the series, all books beautifully written and narrated, a pleasure to listen too
Would highly recommend ⭐️

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Family saga continues

Very comforting reading. English recent history to the core. Enjoyable. I will search for another book by this author.

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