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Valeria's Last Stand

by FITTEN MARC
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Spirited spinsters and renewed romance in Hungary

Valeria's Last Stand could be a good read for those who enjoy heart-warming stories about unlikely romantic relationships and life in small, tight-knit communities. This book is unique in its portrayal of an outspoken elderly spinster finding love and new passions later in life. The clash of different personalities and love interests in the village creates a humorous yet poignant and engaging story that will leave readers rooting for the characters.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Valeria's Last Stand

by FITTEN MARC
$5.90 $3.90 34% off
$3.51 Thryft Club Member Price
ISBN: 9781408801345
Estimated First-hand Retail Price: $26.03
Authors: FITTEN MARC
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Date of Publication: 2010-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Romance, Historical Fiction, Contemporary
Related Topics: Humor, Contemporary Romance
Goodreads rating: 3.28
(rated by 670 readers)

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In sixty-eight years, Valeria has never minced her words. Harrumphing through her isolated little village deep in the Hungarian steppes, she clutches her shopping basket like a battering ram and leaves nothing uncriticised - flaccid vegetables at the market; idle farmers carousing in Ibolya's Nonstop Tavern; that gauche chimpanzee of a mayor and his flashy, leggy wife; people who whistle. But one day, her spinster's heart is struck by an unlikely arrow: the village potter, with his decisive hands and solid gaze. Valeria finds herself suddenly dressing in florals and touching her hair, and what's more, smiling at people in the street. The potter makes her the most beautiful vase she has ever seen. The farmers buy a celebratory round. The problem with all this is that Ibolya (herself at least fifty-eight) has been romancing the potter for months and vows to win him back. And then there's Ferenc, the sugar beet farmer, red-headed and married but all the same hopelessly in love with Ibolya. Meanwhile the mayor has his own problems, mostly involving foreign investors and a non-existent railway.And then a roving chimney sweep arrives in the village, to make a quick buck and bring some good luck - or perhaps bad luck; no one can really decide. All anyone knows is, there's never been such a hullabaloo, which just goes to show it's never too late to try something new.
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Spirited spinsters and renewed romance in Hungary

Valeria's Last Stand could be a good read for those who enjoy heart-warming stories about unlikely romantic relationships and life in small, tight-knit communities. This book is unique in its portrayal of an outspoken elderly spinster finding love and new passions later in life. The clash of different personalities and love interests in the village creates a humorous yet poignant and engaging story that will leave readers rooting for the characters.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.