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Wild Grapes
A comedy of manners, mayhem and mistaken identity.
American Gina Heartwell is happily settled amid the dreaming spires of Oxford, and longs to remain there. Unfortunately, her visa has long expired, and snooping Mr Popplewell from the Home Office is on her tail.
Enter Georgie Hartwell, scheming heiress and unscrupulous journalist with a yen for the lights of New York. In short order, Gina finds herself with a stranger’s identity and an invitation to stay with some aristocratic cousins in the West Country. The odious Popplewell still on her tail, Gina is left with no choice but to play along. Very soon she finds herself ensconced in mediaeval Heartsease House, among the magnificent, eccentric Cordovan family.
Entranced by her surroundings, lost among the deep leafy lanes of the West Country, Gina finds herself strangely at home. But the Cordovans are a family of bizarre habits, questionable morals and more than a few odd schemes of their own. Her problems have only just begun…
Elizabeth Aston (1948-2016) was an author of romantic comedies and detective novels, best known for Mr Darcy’s Daughters and the Selchester series. Wild Grapes was originally published under the pseudonym Gally Marchmont, and has been re-released on her anniversary.
American Gina Heartwell is happily settled amid the dreaming spires of Oxford, and longs to remain there. Unfortunately, her visa has long expired, and snooping Mr Popplewell from the Home Office is on her tail.
Enter Georgie Hartwell, scheming heiress and unscrupulous journalist with a yen for the lights of New York. In short order, Gina finds herself with a stranger’s identity and an invitation to stay with some aristocratic cousins in the West Country. The odious Popplewell still on her tail, Gina is left with no choice but to play along. Very soon she finds herself ensconced in mediaeval Heartsease House, among the magnificent, eccentric Cordovan family.
Entranced by her surroundings, lost among the deep leafy lanes of the West Country, Gina finds herself strangely at home. But the Cordovans are a family of bizarre habits, questionable morals and more than a few odd schemes of their own. Her problems have only just begun…
Elizabeth Aston (1948-2016) was an author of romantic comedies and detective novels, best known for Mr Darcy’s Daughters and the Selchester series. Wild Grapes was originally published under the pseudonym Gally Marchmont, and has been re-released on her anniversary.
298 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 9, 2018
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About the author
Elizabeth Aston
53 books230 followersI’m the daughter of two Jane Austen addicts, who decided to call me after a character from one of Jane Austen’s novels. So it’s no wonder that I also became a passionate Jane Austen fan.
Elizabeth Aston is a pen name (it's actually my married name). I first wrote under the name Elizabeth Pewsey, and now Attica Books are reissuing those novels as ebooks under my Aston name.
I've also published several books under my own name Elizabeth Edmondson. They're historicals, but set in the 20th century.
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Elizabeth Aston is a pen name (it's actually my married name). I first wrote under the name Elizabeth Pewsey, and now Attica Books are reissuing those novels as ebooks under my Aston name.
I've also published several books under my own name Elizabeth Edmondson. They're historicals, but set in the 20th century.
from http://www.elizabeth-aston.com/catego...
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December 20, 2020
Having loved the Mountjoy series, which I have read many times over, I was delighted to find a book by this author which I had not read.
Elizabeth Aston (Pewsey) writes with wit and charm, at a good pace. My only reservation with this was the number of characters. There are far too many! Despite their well sketched characters and some unusual names, I found myself losing the plot at times trying to remember who people were!
A good comfort read though, and four stars. Would I read it again? Possibly...
Elizabeth Aston (Pewsey) writes with wit and charm, at a good pace. My only reservation with this was the number of characters. There are far too many! Despite their well sketched characters and some unusual names, I found myself losing the plot at times trying to remember who people were!
A good comfort read though, and four stars. Would I read it again? Possibly...
March 29, 2018
Far too rambling and convoluted, abandoned it about halfway through.
April 7, 2018
Lots of fun. Laughed out loud several times.
February 5, 2022
Good read
A decent plot and good characters. Skipped around a bit but read the entire story. Enjoyable and had some humor.
A decent plot and good characters. Skipped around a bit but read the entire story. Enjoyable and had some humor.
June 22, 2022
A thoroughly modern romantic comedy
This is a romantic comedy with aShakesperian twist, you will think you know where the plot is leading and then it takes off in a different direction. The main character, Gina, is a likable character. And you will cheer for her, even when her poor choices get her in questionable circumstances. The lavish backgrounds of a wealthy English manor doesn't hurt the sheer enjoyment of reading a book like this. In the style of the great bard himself, all the loose ends of the plot are conveniently tied up on a mystical midsummer eve.
This is a romantic comedy with aShakesperian twist, you will think you know where the plot is leading and then it takes off in a different direction. The main character, Gina, is a likable character. And you will cheer for her, even when her poor choices get her in questionable circumstances. The lavish backgrounds of a wealthy English manor doesn't hurt the sheer enjoyment of reading a book like this. In the style of the great bard himself, all the loose ends of the plot are conveniently tied up on a mystical midsummer eve.
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