The Peacock Emporium [large print] / Jojo Moyes.
In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she agreed to marry the gorgeous young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme, her parents breathed a sigh of relief. But within two years, rumors had begun to circulate about Athene's affair with a young salesman. Thirty-five years later, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her notorious mother's legacy. The only place Suzanna finds comfort is in The Peacock Emporium, the beautiful coffee bar and shop she opens that soon enchants her little town. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life, including Alejandro, a male midwife, escaping his own ghosts in Argentina. The specter of her mother still haunts Suzanna. But only by confronting both her family and her innermost self will she finally reckon with the past--and discover that the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781984882981
- ISBN: 1984882988
- Physical Description: 582 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: [New York] : Random House Large Print, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2004
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "First published in Great Britain by Hodder & Stoughton, an imprint of Hachette UK, 2004"--Title page verso.Includes readers guide with discussion questions.
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- Subject:
- Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Community life > England > Fiction.
Specialty stores > England > Fiction.
Argentines > England > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Friendship > Fiction.
Coffee shops > Fiction.
Man-woman relationships > Fiction.
Friendships.
England > Fiction. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Romance fiction.
Novels.
Available copies
- 23 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 25 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | LP MOY (Text) | 37810435358220 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | LP MOYES (Text) | 39493108498710 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | LP F MOY (Text) | 80605000742683 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Bladen Main Branch | LP FIC MOY (Text) | 30441100918077 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Cleveland County Main Library | LP MOYES (Text) | 22281500141121 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Eden Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554010296951 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Fletcher Branch | MOY (Text) | 33258008895075 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Goldsboro Library | LP MOY (Text) | 640191004001451 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Henderson Main Branch | MOY (Text) | 33258008592011 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Hocutt-Ellington Memorial Library | LP Moyes (Text) | 39523000158507 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
In the sixties, Athene Forster was the most glamorous girl of her generation. Nicknamed the Last Deb, she was also beautiful, spoiled, and out of control. When she agreed to marry the gorgeous young heir Douglas Fairley-Hulme, her parents breathed a sigh of relief. But within two years, rumors had begun to circulate about Athene's affair with a young salesman. Thirty-five years later, Suzanna Peacock is struggling with her notorious mother's legacy. The only place Suzanna finds comfort is in The Peacock Emporium, the beautiful coffee bar and shop she opens that soon enchants her little town. There she makes perhaps the first real friends of her life, including Alejandro, a male midwife, escaping his own ghosts in Argentina. The specter of her mother still haunts Suzanna. But only by confronting both her family and her innermost self will she finally reckon with the past--and discover that the key to her history, and her happiness, may have been in front of her all along.
