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Hugh Vallence
a tête-bêche novel – which is about a young doctor called Simeon Lee
the wily French intelligence officer
The Shore is a mesmerising
Esio Trot Jason Goodwin Hugh VallenceMr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a secret passion for the attractive widow Mrs Silver. Unfortunately she lavishes all her affection on another . . . Alfie, her pet tortoise. Mr Hoppy's wildly ingenious plot to defeat his rival and win the love of his lady will delight and amaze, involving as it does a cryptic riddle and no fewer than 140 tortoises, large and small. This is, quite simply, a masterpiece. Illustrated throughout by the inimitable
