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    The Mulberry Tree
    The Mulberry Tree
    The Mulberry Tree
    Audiobook12 hours

    The Mulberry Tree

    Written by Jude Deveraux

    Narrated by Melissa Hughes

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    A young widow inherits a run-down farmhouse and a whole new beginning in Virginia in this charming and emotional novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Summerhouse.

    Quiet, unassuming, and overweight, Lillian did anything and everything to please her husband of twenty years, the illustrious self-made billionaire James Manville. Since the tender age of seventeen, she had obeyed this powerful older man’s every command and in return she received a life beyond her wildest dreams. Elaborate mansions. Trips around the world. The finest jewels and the most luxurious fashions.

    But when Jimmie dies suddenly in a plane crash, Lillian’s pampered life comes to an abrupt halt. She learns that Jimmie has bequeathed all of his riches to his devious siblings. All, that is, except an old farmhouse in small-town Virginia. Although Lillian is devastated by Jimmie's death and apparent betrayal, she soon discovers a well of secrets connected to Jimmie’s past and uncovering them, she thinks, will help her to better understand the man she loved and mysteriously lost.

    What Lillian doesn’t foresee is how her unexpected circumstances quickly transform her. She loses weight, changes her name to avoid further harassment from the press, and, with the help of Matthew Longacre, a kind, handsome local man, begins to renovate the farmhouse and establish friendships with the quirky townspeople. In time she develops her own thriving business and an inner strength she never knew existed. But, though Lillian’s new life seems as strong as the mulberry tree firmly planted outside her farmhouse, there remain secrets and lies that threaten to uproot the past she cherished and the future she will fight to protect.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSimon & Schuster Audio
    Release dateAug 14, 2012
    ISBN9781442359116
    Author

    Jude Deveraux

    Jude Deveraux is the author of historical and contemporary women's fiction featuring women of strong character and gorgeous, exciting men. Jude has had more than thirty books on the New York Times bestsellers list, 60 million copies in print, and has been translated into 18 languages. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading murder mysteries, working in her garden, and in boxing class she likes to show much younger males that she can throw a mean right cross.

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    • 4/5
      I enjoyed being along for the ride as Lillian/Bailey tried to solve the mystery of her deceased husbands past. Matt was a nice leading man. For me, a bit more romance or sparks between the two would've earned it a 5 star.
    • 3/5
      Lillian Manville was nothing until James Manville found her. And she continued to be nothing unless he was with her. She was plump and shy and unhappy and unfazed by the glitter of the billionaire life. And that was just the way James liked it. Lillian knew that. And she was ok with that.And then he died.And she became the scapegoat and the butt of all jokes. The dumpy woman behind the genius. The pitiful wife who was left out of his will. The lump in the corner that everyone loved to ignore who now was truly a nobody. But, did James really turn his back on her? He left her a note in the will asking her to find the answers. And he left her a house. A horrible tumbledown ghastly house in the mountains of Virginia outside the town of Calburn. A hideous house...with the most incredible garden hiding in the weeds under a magnificent mulberry tree.And that is where Lillian finds her true self as Bailey James. She finds her voiceand her willand the truth behind James Manville.This was a book that I thought I had figured out a couple of times.It is a love story - the hunky contractor who swoops in to save the newly widowed. newly beautiful stranger in town. And yes that does happen - but it's more than that.It is a story of empowering women to be more than just the spouse. It is about the lengths of pain one decision can inflict on others. It is about the stories that are hidden in small towns. It is about how hard it is to find truth when most people want life to just be.I enjoyed this!And I would recommend this!
    • 3/5
      "One of her best books..Jude Deveraux as her finest! Great storyteller with a combination of generations past, greedy business world, drama, history, and a little romance! "
    • 4/5
      Easy fast moving and good read! Reminds me of [Wildflower Hill]. The book begins with the newly widowed Lillian being woken in the middle of the night with the news that her billionaire husband is dead and he has left her nothing but an old abandoned farmhouse in a washed up town in rural Virginia. Left with just a note from her deceased husband to find out what really happened, the widow leaves her mansion and millions and goes into hiding. The book kept me very engaged. It is a mix of romance and mystery and in my opinion just enough to be tolerable. I would recommend it.
    • 4/5
      Loved this book. About a fat woman, loved by a billionare, who dies, and leaves her nothing but a run down farm. How she moves there, finds out secrets, finds friends and a new love. 11/8/04
    • 5/5
      I couldn't stop listening .
      An intriguing story that keeps you wanting more. I enjoyed the narrator she did a beautiful job.. I would recommend this to anyone who enjoys a little romance, mixed with a lot of mystery.