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Habits of the House #1
St. Martin's Press
January 2013
On Sale: January 15, 2013
320 pages
ISBN: 1250026628
EAN: 9781250026620
Kindle: B008KGP98Y
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Historical
As the Season of 1899 comes to an end, the world is poised
on the brink of profound, irrevocable change. The Earl of
Dilberne is facing serious financial concerns. The ripple
effects spread to everyone in the household: Lord Robert,
who has gambled unwisely on the stock market and seeks a
place in the Cabinet; his unmarried children, Arthur, who
keeps a courtesan, and Rosina, who keeps a parrot in her
bedroom; Lord Robert’s wife Isobel, who orders the affairs
of the household in Belgrave Square; and Grace, the lady’s
maid who orders the life of her mistress. Lord Robert can see no financial relief to an already
mortgaged estate, and, though the Season is over, his
thoughts turn to securing a suitable wife (and dowry) for
his son. The arrival on the London scene of Minnie, a
beautiful Chicago heiress with a reputation to mend, seems
the answer to all their prayers. As the writer of the pilot episode of the original Upstairs,
Downstairs—Fay Weldon brings a deserved reputation for
magnificent storytelling. With wit and sympathy—and no small
measure of mischief—Habits of the House plots the interplay
of restraint and desire, manners and morals, reason and
instinct.
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