Berried Alive (Manor House Mystery) - Plot & Excerpts
Anywhere. What compounded it was to confront that lady in the normally peaceful confines of Bessie's bake shop. Elizabeth had attended a committee meeting of the town council that morning, to discuss the summer garden fête at the vicarage. An annual event, it was the subject of a great deal of anticipation for the villagers of Sitting Marsh. The tradition dated back several hundred years, to when the fête was actually a summer marketplace, where various merchants traded their wares. Over the centuries it had gradually transformed into the modern-day version of a garden fête, and had been moved from the town square to the vicarage, where the assorted stalls could display their offerings amid the delightful gardens full of summer blossoms. Last year Elizabeth had judged the local talent contest, with the help of a somewhat reluctant Earl. She remembered it as one of the nicest days she had spent in his company, and was looking forward to repeating the pleasure this year. She was relieved to learn that she had been released from her duty as contest judge, no doubt because she had chosen a young child as the winner in favor of Rita's horrendous presentation of the Housewives League.
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