Pam Valentine
A committee meets on a winter's night to arrange the summer village fete. As protocol gives way to bickering and gossip, the personalities of those present emerge: busybody Ethel; Pauline, the vicar's long-suffering wife; careworn Gloria; horsy Majorie who is very attentive to the shy new teacher, Angela; elderly Mavis and Sally, the brisk Army wife. Six months on, the cathartic events of the fíÈte are related with humour and pathos, and the upbeat ending affirms the enduring value of village life.
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When Pam Valentine was at school her English teacher said she should write. Her Latin teacher said she was heading for a life of crime. She chose the first option but has often thought there would have been more money in the latter. Espionage appeals.
Her family has been in ...