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The New Rector (Tales from Turnham Malpas) (Paperback)

by Rebecca Shaw (Author)
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  • Paperback: 272 pages
  • Publisher: Orion; Re-issue edition (2 Mar 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0752827502
  • ISBN-13: 978-0752827506
  • Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 32,853 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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When Peter Harris arrives in Turnham Malpas as the new rector, he finds the village people welcoming but set in their ways. Yet despite his own weaknesses and the sadness of his childless wife, he comforts and advises his new parishioners, growing more and more involved with the rural way of life. Then the whole village is rocked by spiteful trick that goes terribly wrong, and a gruesome murder that points to a killer in its midst. Now, more than ever, Peter's pastoral role is crucial - and yet he is wrestling with his own private hell that may still wreck his own life.

About the Author
Rebecca Shaw qualified as a teacher of deaf children before embarking on marriage and a family. She is now a Sunday Times bestselling author.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Village Discovery, 20 Aug 2002
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I only stumbled upon these books by accident, but I am glad I did! Thoroughly absorbing, I have managed to read the first three Rebecca Shaw Turnham Malpas series, within a week. They have plenty to keep everyone gripped, there is no gratuitous sex or violence, just everyday life and goings on in the village. The list of characters came in useful to begin with and the map is an excellent idea, it gives you a sense of proportion in the village. I have an image in my head of exactly how everything looks, it's like running a television programme in your head, everytime you pick up the book to read. I will read all the others with the same trepidation of knowing that if something happens, within three or four chapters the matter has been solved. These books are a must for anyone who loves to watch Sunday Night Dramas, which really don't tax the brain but leave you feeling really fulfilled.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Hooked for Shaw!, 27 April 2003
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Having been a keen reader of the Miss Read Novels, I stumbled across Rebecca Shaw by accident, having been lent the first three novels in the set, I am now completing novel 9! Although The New Rector could be described as "Easy Reading", I found it absorbing for me it strikes the right balance, with twists and turns to keep you guessing, but above all it leaves the reader with that "feel good" feeling, just like the Miss Read novels before them. If you like Sunday Night TV drama , Rebecca Shaw just could be for you. Can't wait for the next instalment!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Addictive, 14 April 2000
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The first in a series, this gives a great basis of the characters and feels that it really could be true to life village life. I found this gripping but easy reading and not too heavy.
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1.0 out of 5 stars Dire
One review on a Rebecca Shaw novel says that the author has "mixed all the right ingredients for a winning novel of village life". Read more
Published on 9 Sep 2006 by A. Bittan

5.0 out of 5 stars ''Rebecca Shaw is a sleuth in her own right''
Forget ''Miss Marple'' or even ''Miss Read'', village life has never been so exciting. Right from the start of her first novel ''The New Rector'' you are drawn to the characters... Read more
Published on 31 Dec 2004 by poshprincessltd

5.0 out of 5 stars First rate read about village life
This book is the start of a wonderful series of books about the village of Turnham Malpas. It involves the reader right from the beginning and only very reluctantly will you want... Read more
Published on 9 April 1999

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