Izzy Santana and her 13-year-old son Connor move into a Reading Council-provided flat in the sleepy village of Cedham. Locals darkly warn her to stay away from nearby Coombe's Wood, hinting first at elves, then at multiple murders... which may or may not have taken place in the woods hundreds of years ago. It's all ludicrously superstitious, and Izzy is so delighted to have found a haven for her son - after being threatened by her sadistic ex-partner George - that she takes little notice.

She meets a neighbour who seems kindly, if a trifle fey, and who takes a great interest in her son. Connor seems instantly comfortable with him. She begins to feel as if she is also falling under his spell. But Connor is bullied at school, and one night she finds herself tracking those bullies in the wood, where she believes they are waiting for him. She doesn't find them, but something closes in on her - something that sounds like a savage animal. As she runs she realises she may have been set up - or Connor was - to be caught by whatever the animal was. She strengthens the barricades in her flat, no longer puts all the local tales about 'danger in them woods' down to superstition, and even begins to wonder about the way she was selected by the Reading Council officer to live in the village in the first place.

Then a slit rabbit turns up on her doorstep, along with a distinctive cigarette butt, and she knows George has found her. Desperately compassionate, her neighbour calls the police, who turn up next day, harumph the ceiling, and take the attitude: You've not been attacked, then, Miss? You haven't actually seen him? Why, if your ex-lover has tracked you down, do you suppose he would he dump a rabbit at your door...? Her own question, more urgent, is: if George can get in the front door of the building, can he get into her flat?

What Izzy needs to do is protect Connor. She has already started to uncover the ancient secrets of the village, and now she works out the perfect way to get rid of George... for good.

Izzy Santana and her 13-year-old son Connor move into a Reading Council-provided flat in the sleepy village of Cedham. Locals darkly warn her to stay away from nearby Coombe's Wood, hinting first at elves, then at multiple murders... which may or may not have taken place in the woods hundreds of years ago. It's all ludicrously superstitious, and Izzy is so delighted to have found a haven for her son - after being threatened by her sadistic ex-partner George - that she takes little notice.

She meets a neighbour who seems kindly, if a trifle fey, and who takes a great interest in her son. Connor seems instantly comfortable with him. She begins to feel as if she is also falling under his spell. But Connor is bullied at school, and one night she finds herself tracking those bullies in the wood, where she believes they are waiting for him. She doesn't find them, but something closes in on her - something that sounds like a savage animal. As she runs she realises she may have been set up - or Connor was - to be caught by whatever the animal was. She strengthens the barricades in her flat, no longer puts all the local tales about 'danger in them woods' down to superstition, and even begins to wonder about the way she was selected by the Reading Council officer to live in the village in the first place.

Then a slit rabbit turns up on her doorstep, along with a distinctive cigarette butt, and she knows George has found her. Desperately compassionate, her neighbour calls the police, who turn up next day, harumph the ceiling, and take the attitude: You've not been attacked, then, Miss? You haven't actually seen him? Why, if your ex-lover has tracked you down, do you suppose he would he dump a rabbit at your door...? Her own question, more urgent, is: if George can get in the front door of the building, can he get into her flat?

What Izzy needs to do is protect Connor. She has already started to uncover the ancient secrets of the village, and now she works out the perfect way to get rid of George... for good.

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The Head of the House of Coombe is a 1922 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary

Lord Coombe is considered to be the best-dressed man in London. He is also a man whose public reputation, despite his formidable intellect and observant eye, is one of unmitigated wickedness. During one of his social forays, he meets a selfish young woman named 'Feather' with the face of an angel. Fascinated by her, he slowly drifts into her circle. When her husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her alone and desolate in London, he ends up taking her under his wing.

The Head of the House of Coombe is a 1922 novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The Head of the House of Coombe follows the relationships between a group of pre–World War One English nobles and commoners. It also offers both some interesting editorial commentary on the political system in prewar Europe that Burnett feels bears some responsibility for the war and some surprisingly pointed social commentary

Lord Coombe is considered to be the best-dressed man in London. He is also a man whose public reputation, despite his formidable intellect and observant eye, is one of unmitigated wickedness. During one of his social forays, he meets a selfish young woman named 'Feather' with the face of an angel. Fascinated by her, he slowly drifts into her circle. When her husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her alone and desolate in London, he ends up taking her under his wing.

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Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Head of the House of Coombe was published first in 1922 in Canada. Revolving around the life of Lord Coombe and his mysterious past, it presents the raw and intelligent little Robin trying to cope with the adversities of life and accurately describes the social life of pre-war London.

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1812. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... the greatest severity of the winter with imminent danger of his life....Public and private conferences, which he holds with the Duke of Savoy....He persuades bim to reestablish the Catholic religion in all his dominions....Great obstacles to be surmounted, in order to carry this design into execution..,.Zealous and disinterested conduct, which he displays on this occasion....He repasses the Alps, and goes to Thonon in a very inclement season....He communicates the orders of the Duke of Savoy, for the re-establishment of the Catholic religion, to the syndics and other magistrates of Thonon....The town is in commotion, and recourse is had to arms....Great danger, to which St. Francis is exposed....He succoedfe in calming the sedition by his firmness, and re-establishes the Catholic worship at Thonon and in Chablais....He gives the Duke of Savoy, an account of what had passed on this occasion.... The Duke enraged at the inhabitants of Thonon, send the regiment of Count Mortinengue, to inflict punishment....St. Francis of Sales opposes this measure, and prevents any severity towards the people....He proceeds to Geneva, agreeably to the order of his Holiness, to confer with Theodore Beza....Remarkable interview with that reformer, but without success....He gives an account of it to the Pope, who directs him to return to Geneva, and to make in his name very advantageous offers to Beza.... St. Francis of Sales has two other conferences with him, on the subject of his conversion, but without effect....The Bishop of Geneva repairs to Thonon, with a great number of missionaries....The Duke of Savoy arrives there, a short time after, to countenance by his prosence, the re-establishment of the Catholic religion....The Cardinal Medicis, the Pope's legate, reaches Thonon abou...

'The real history of the mines ought to be written by a man still at work underground. The dust should still be in his throat as he was writing-it seemed to me-then it would be authentic. Despite my searching, I knew of no man who answered this description.' At the end of a detailed, seemingly dispassionate, description of a shift underground, Bert Coombes felt compelled to tell his readers why he had become a writer. Expressed here in characteristic style, with direct prose and use of everyday language and imagery, his convictions and fundamental purpose in writing remained guiding principles throughout his life and literary career. His work received widespread praise from critics such as J. B. Priestley and Cyril Connolly for its accessibility, authenticity and humanity. This anthology represents four types of writing - all published here for the first time: autobiography; the short story; the novel; and the diary. His clear and unsentimental eye allowed Coombes to observe the regular pattern and rhythm of life and to appreciate the way in which on any day there would have to be a consideration of matters relating to work, to politics, to domestic and personal issues, to the weather and world of nature, and to enriching diversions such his beloved violin. His vision is essentially one of balance and normality and through it we begin to understand how this society survived, how its citizens were not the stage army of historians, but real men and women.