The New Countess
1st Edition
Published on 1. November 2013
336 pages
978-1-78185-166-1 (ISBN)
Description
The year is 1905 and King Edward VII has invited himself and his mistress to a shooting weekend with the Dilbernes. Now Isobel, the Countess, must turn a run-down mansion into a palace fit for a king. Just as well the family fortunes have been restored, but money can't solve everything... not even a kidnapping.
The servants refuse to condone the King's morals; Isobel's daughter, Lady Rosina - now widowed and wealthy - insists on publishing a scandalous book, and the mis-spent pasts of Viscount Arthur and his Irish-American wife Minnie rear up to blacken the family name. When fate deals a hand in the middle of the shooting party, Isobel must consider not only her leading position in Society, but her entire future.
Fay Weldon brings an aristocratic Edwardian household to fabulous, vibrant life in this gorgeously witty tale of manners and morals, commoners and countesses, from one of Britain's best loved authors.
The servants refuse to condone the King's morals; Isobel's daughter, Lady Rosina - now widowed and wealthy - insists on publishing a scandalous book, and the mis-spent pasts of Viscount Arthur and his Irish-American wife Minnie rear up to blacken the family name. When fate deals a hand in the middle of the shooting party, Isobel must consider not only her leading position in Society, but her entire future.
Fay Weldon brings an aristocratic Edwardian household to fabulous, vibrant life in this gorgeously witty tale of manners and morals, commoners and countesses, from one of Britain's best loved authors.
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1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
ISBN-13
978-1-78185-166-1 (9781781851661)
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Fay Weldon's credits include classic novels like The Life and Loves of a She Devil and Growing Rich, and the pilot episode of the original TV series Upstairs, Downstairs. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature.
Content
- Intro
- Welcome Page
- Part 1
- A Visit to Stonehenge
- Midsummer's Day, 22nd June 1905
- Minnie Gives a Birthday Party
- 25th June 1905, Belgrave Square
- An Alarming Proposition
- 26th June 1905, Newmarket
- Waiting for Rosina
- 26th June 1905, Tilbury
- In the Servants' Hall
- 27th June 1905, Dilberne Court
- Lady Dilberne Confronts her Daughter
- 28th June 1905, Belgrave Square
- Lunch with a Publisher
- 30th June 1905, Fleet Street
- Never Darken My Doors Again
- 29th July 1905, Belgrave Square
- What the Butler Knew
- 7th August 1905, The Servants' Hall
- Minnie Goes to Church, but Arthur Does Not Come with Her
- 20th August 1905, Dilberne
- His Lordship Gets Away
- 20th August 1905, The House of Lords
- Another Week, Another Sunday
- Sunday 3rd September 1905, Dilberne
- Arthur Invites Temptation
- September 1905, The Gatehouse
- Self-Inspection
- 30th September 1905, No. 3 Fleet Street
- Affairs of State and Matters of the Heart
- 30th September 1905, Belgrave Square
- Through a Glass, Darkly
- 30th September 1905, Dilberne Court
- Goings-on
- 30th September 1905, The Gatehouse
- Indiscretion
- 30th September 1905, The Servants' Hall
- Arthur Resists Temptation
- 30th September 1905, The Gatehouse
- Minnie Runs
- 30th September 1905, Dilberne Court
- Part 2
- What Happened Next
- .in Minnie's Life
- What Happened Next
- .in Arthur's Life
- What Happened Next
- .for Isobel and Robert
- What Happened Next
- .at No. 3 Fleet Street
- What Happened Next
- .at Belgrave Square
- What Happened Next
- .at The Gatehouse
- Part 3
- Tessa Returns
- 7th November 1905
- The Day After the Terrible Event
- November 1905, Belgrave Square
- The Servants' Version.
- November 1905, Dilberne Court
- The Snatching in Church Lane
- Sunday 3rd December 1905
- The Inspector Takes Charge
- 3rd and 4th December 1905
- Molly Makes a Decision
- Tuesday 5th December 1905, The Servants' Hall, Dilberne Court
- A Disturbing Morning
- 8th December 1905, No. 3 Fleet Street
- Part 4
- The Guests Arrive
- 15th December 1905, Dilberne Court
- A Day of Broken Records
- 16th December 1905, The Dilberne Estate
- The Captains and the Kings Depart
- 16th and 17th December 1905, The Dilberne Estate
- Facing the Future
- 3rd and 4th January 1906, Westminster Abbey and Dilberne Church
- Bless You All
- 22nd June 1906, St Martin-in-the-Fields
- About this Book
- Reviews
- About this Trilogy
- About the Author
- An Invitation from the Publisher
- Copyright
- Contents
