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Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle. Librarian hanna casey, who has returned to her irish hometown after discovering her english husbands infidelity, drives the mobile library van among the villages of the finfarran peninsula. Felicity hayesmccoy has without a doubt inherited the storytelling gifts of her ancestors. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Libraryreads, elizabeth angelastro, manilus library, manilus, ny an appealing novel that will delight maeve binchy fans. The library at the edge of the world by felicity hayes. The good news is that there will be a sequel out next year too. Hanna drives a book mobile to serve the community along the coast. Sink in and feel enveloped by the beautiful world of felicity hayesmccoy.
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