Prudence
Published on 22. April 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
256 pages
978-0-552-15256-3 (ISBN)
Description
The charming romcom from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Rivals, now a major series on Disney+
'Absolutely brilliant' 5 STAR reader review
'Such good fun!' 5 STAR reader review
'I couldn't put it down . . . one of the best books I've read!' 5 STAR reader review
The trouble with the Mulholland family, Prudence decided, was that they were all in love with the wrong people. She'd been overjoyed when Pendle, her super-cool barrister boyfriend, invited her home for the weekend to meet his family.
But home turned out to be a decaying mansion in the Lake District, and family were his glamorous, scatty mother who forgot the mounting bills by throwing wild parties, and brothers, Ace, dark and forbidding, and Jack, handsome, married and only too ready to take over with Pru if Pendle didn't get a move on.
It was only when she noticed the way Pendle looked at Jack's wife Maggie that it began to dawn on Pru that there was more to this weekend than met the eye.
It looked like a non-stop game of changing partners . . .
'There is no one else like Cooper' Guardian
'The Jane Austen of our time' HARPERS & QUEEN
'The funniest and sharpest writer there is' Jenny Colgan
'Flawlessly entertaining' Helen Fielding
[cover may vary]
'Absolutely brilliant' 5 STAR reader review
'Such good fun!' 5 STAR reader review
'I couldn't put it down . . . one of the best books I've read!' 5 STAR reader review
The trouble with the Mulholland family, Prudence decided, was that they were all in love with the wrong people. She'd been overjoyed when Pendle, her super-cool barrister boyfriend, invited her home for the weekend to meet his family.
But home turned out to be a decaying mansion in the Lake District, and family were his glamorous, scatty mother who forgot the mounting bills by throwing wild parties, and brothers, Ace, dark and forbidding, and Jack, handsome, married and only too ready to take over with Pru if Pendle didn't get a move on.
It was only when she noticed the way Pendle looked at Jack's wife Maggie that it began to dawn on Pru that there was more to this weekend than met the eye.
It looked like a non-stop game of changing partners . . .
'There is no one else like Cooper' Guardian
'The Jane Austen of our time' HARPERS & QUEEN
'The funniest and sharpest writer there is' Jenny Colgan
'Flawlessly entertaining' Helen Fielding
[cover may vary]
Reviews / Votes
The Jane Austen of our time * Harpers and Queen *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Transworld Publishers Ltd
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 199 mm
Width: 129 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
178 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-552-15256-3 (9780552152563)
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Additional editions
E-Book
12/2010
1st Edition
Transworld Digital
€8.99
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Person
Jilly Cooper was a journalist, author and media superstar. The author of many number one bestselling books, she lived in Gloucestershire where her groundbreaking Rutshire Chronicles series was set.
Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.
Awarded honorary doctorates by the Universities of Gloucestershire and Anglia Ruskin, she also won the inaugural Comedy Women in Print lifetime achievement award in 2019, and was appointed DBE in 2024 for services to literature and charity. She died in 2025.