"Close Quarters" 1958 THIRKELL, Angela Belts faded old carpets (his favorites

faded old carpets (his favorites are those that "look as though they might be in their last week")

The book is a collection of short stories that revolve around the theme of New Year's resolutions

'To a Very Good and Valued Friend Christmas 1949'

It was first run on May 26 1894 and won by Johnny Miller

It was owned and operated by Ada and Minna Everleigh

"Close Quarters" 1958 THIRKELL, Angela Belts faded old carpets (his favoritesTHIRKELL, Angela [282] pp. Alfred A. Knopf 1958 First American Edition 8 1 2" x 6" Jacket painting by John O'Hara Cosgrave II Summertime in Barsetshire A widow goes house hunting in Barsetshire in this witty, moving novel by an author of "graceful stories of upper class English life" One rainy summer, amid the social and cultural changes of postwar England, Mrs. Macfadyen wrestles with the loss of her beloved husband after just five years of