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Valerie Helene Mendes ( née Barnett, born October 1939) is an English novelist and poet. Mendes is best known for her teenage fiction novels, Girl in the Attic, Coming of Age, Lost and Found and The Drowning, and for her historical novels for adults: Larkswood, Daddy’s Girl and Beatrice and Alexander. In 2021, Mendes published Not ...
Photo by Chris Challis Photography. Valerie has just completed her third historical novel, Beatrice and Alexander, together with Not Only But Also: A Memoir. Valerie is currently writing a long-awaited sequel to Larkswood. It is called Flight of the Lark.
Flight of the Lark, the sequel to Valerie Mendes’ best-selling Larkswood, reunites us with the Hamilton family at the immediate outbreak of the Second World War. Louisa plans to train as a nurse in Edward’s brand new hospital. Thomas longs to grow wings as a fighter pilot with the RAF.
Valerie Mendes (Author of Larkswood) Discover new books on Goodreads. See if your friends have read any of Valerie Mendes's books. Join Goodreads. Valerie Mendes’s Followers (20) Born. in Buckinghamshire, England, The United Kingdom. October 01, 1939. Website. http://valeriemendes.com. Genre. Historical Fiction, Young Adult, Children's. edit data.
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Larkswood. Larkswood House is home to the Hamilton children – Edward, Cynthia and Harriet – who enjoy the freedom and excitement of privilege. But in the glorious English summer of 1896, with absent parents and a departed governess, disaster strikes the family, leaving it cruelly divided.
1 gen 2014 · Valerie Mendes. 3.53. 930 ratings143 reviews. In the tradition of THE FORSYTE SAGA, a sweeping historical novel that spans three generations, telling the dark secrets of a family torn apart. Larkswood House. The very name suggests birdsong, peace and elegance.
Valerie Mendes. Average rating 3.50 · 1,423 ratings · 194 reviews · shelved 3,279 times. Showing 24 distinct works. sort by. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. To add more books, click here . Valerie Mendes has 24 books on Goodreads with 3279 ratings. Valerie Mendes’s most popular book is Larkswood.
