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2000s: Maggie might be sixty but she is about to embark on the adventure of her life!
The Little Terrace of Friendship
What you need to know before your trail
Maggie Hosking is in her early sixties, and she lived in Devon with a husband who never worked and took her for granted. But now Maggie is going to have an adventure of a lifetime taking her to London, New York and Martha’s Vineyard. All her working life Maggie has been a cleaner in hotels and private homes.
Maggie cleaned for actress Helen Heacham’s parents until their deaths, when Helen moved Maggie up to London to take care of her home. Helen lives in a beautiful terrace in Kensington along with famous and not so famous neighbours. Actors, writers, models and businessmen; they all seem to need a cleaner and that’s when Maggie’s adventure starts.
It’s not just Maggie’s life that’s changing but big things are happening for the other residents in the terrace; success, romance and fraud, but most of all friendship.
Travel Guide
Visit Devon
Maggie works in hotels as a cleaner here and there is an abundance of hotels in this part of the world! She visits Brixham harbour for a few days and no wonder Maggie loves it so much – the boats bobbing there and the aroma of fish and chips would be hard for anyone to resist
Dartmouth is the place to go for ice cream apparently 😉
London
Most of the story is set here and Kensington is the place of choice since Maggie cleans the homes of the rich and famous
New York
Maggie goes on holiday to New York. There we meet Rebecca who is a bitter and twisted New York socialite – shopping as a rich person in Saks or Bloomingdales or why not visit the Metropolitan museum there?
After New York, Maggie and model Tammy go to Martha’s Vineyard for two weeks. The stunning houses, beaches and famous lighthouses make this place what it is and shows you why the setting is so attractive
Booktrail Boarding Pass: The Little Terrace of Friendships
Author/Guide: Ian Wilfred Destination: Devon, London, New York, Martha’s Vineyard Departure Time: 2000s
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