Orphan Lamb

Ann Purser. Trafalgar Square Publishing, $26 (320pp) ISBN 978-1-85797-761-5

In Orphan Lamb, Ann Purser again visits the idyllic English village of Round Ringford, which she introduced in Pastures New. Postmistress and storekeeper Peggy Palmer, widowed in the first book, again observes the other inhabitants of this intimate community and continues her romance with Bill Turner. Maeve Binchy's readers will enjoy this warmhearted but candid look at village life.

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