Stately Pursuits
Summary
'Joanna Trollope crossed with Tom Sharpe' MAIL ON SUNDAY. 'Romantic comedy is one of the hardest things to pull off, requiring aplomb, immaculate timing and a relish for the absurd. Katie Fforde pays the form a spirited compliment.' ELIZABETH BUCHAN, THE SUNDAY TIMES. 'Fforde's appeal is her ability to reproduce the eccentricities of daily life' HELEN DUNMORE, THE TIMES Hetty Longden's mother thinks that looking after Great-uncle Samuel's crumbling stately home while he is in hospital will be just the thing to cure Hetty's broken heart. Hetty doesn't mind; at least she can be miserable in private. But 'private' is a relative term in a village whose main concern is the goings-on at the big house. Particularly when you are the only person available to thwart Great-uncle Samuel's Awful Heir and his nefarious plans to turn his inheritance into a fun fair...
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