Fire in the Punchbowl is the ninth book in the Punchbowl Farm series of novels by Monica Edwards, published in 1965 by Collins. The book was illustrated by Geoffrey Whittam. Punchbowl Farm is threatened by a fire which spreads northwards from the Devil's Punch Bowl to the farm itself in a story which has one of the author’s most dramatic and exciting endings. Roger and Rissa from the Romney Marsh series have returned to the farm and the story also tells of their developing relationships with Lindsey and Dion respectively.
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