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Mrs. Endicott's Splendid Adventure

A Novel

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Blindsided by betrayal in pre-WWII England, a woman charts a daring new course in this captivating tale of resilience, friendship, and new love by the bestselling author of The Rose Arbor and The Venice Sketchbook. Surrey, England, 1938. After thirty devoted years of marriage, Ellie Endicott is blindsided by her husband's appeal for divorce. It's Ellie's opportunity for change too. The unfaithful cad can have the house. She's taking the Bentley. Ellie, her housekeeper Mavis, and her elderly friend Dora--each needing escape--impulsively head for parts unknown in the South of France. With the Rhône surging beside them, they have nowhere to be and everywhere to go. Until the Bentley breaks down in the inviting fishing hamlet of Saint Benet. Here, Ellie rents an abandoned villa in the hills, makes wonderful friends among the villagers, and finds herself drawn to Nico, a handsome and enigmatic fisherman. As for unexpected destinations, the simple paradis of Saint Benet is perfect. But fates soon change when the threat of war encroaches. Ellie's second act in life is just beginning--and becoming an adventure she never expected.
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Rhys Bowen is the *New York Times* bestselling author of two historical mystery series, as well as the #1 Kindle bestseller *In Farleigh Field* and numerous other international bestsellers. Rhys was born in Bath, England, and educated at London University. Her books have been nominated for every major mystery award and she has won twenty of them to date. They have been translated into twenty-two languages, including Chinese and Arabic. As a child, Rhys spent time with relatives in Wales. Those childhood experiences colored her first mystery series about Constable Evans in the mountains of Snowdonia. That series includes the Edgar nominee *Evan’s Gate*. She has lived in England, Germany and Australia, but has called California her home for many years. She escapes to a condo in Arizona during the cold California winters. Source: [Rhys Bowen](https://rhysbowen.com/bio/)
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1662527195
9781662527197