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Shagging, Shooting & Death
If Jane Austen & Charles Dickens had been writing at the same time, gotten really drunk and written a novel together, it may have started something like this. . . In 1820 Lady Annabella Upton-Church was young, pretty and one of the richest women in England. She was also one of the most despised. Reputation destroyed, suspected of murder, with no friends or family at her side, Annabella flees London for the country, set on restoring her name and reputation away from the sneers, shouts and snubs of that great city. It seemed like a good idea at the time. When Annabella becomes aware that someone is in more desperate straits than herself, it seems only right to try to help. After all, the country is very pretty but also somewhat . . . dull. The only person Annabella can confide in as her efforts go further astray and awry is her best friend, Lady Susannah, who receives Annabella’s letters describing her new life and sends back encouragement, advice and, most importantly, warnings. As life becomes more complicated and risky on all fronts Annabella realizes she is in over her head in nearly every way. But she might just be able to pull it off. Maybe. With some luck and new friends, she will either lose everything that matters or gain it all back. If Annabella had known it would all lead to shooting and death she might have made another plan. On the other hand, there is the shagging . . .
564 pages, Paperback
Published October 26, 2017
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March 24, 2018
This book was hard to see come to an end. I just wanted more. The author is promising a sequel. This is a very funny book. The author is a master of double meanings. It is set in Regency Era England which is the early 1800s. Part mystery, romance, history lesson and ghost story there is little left to want for. I promise you a chuckle with every page. Even the names of the characters entertain. Will Ploughgoode??? Yes and many more like that. Enjoy. Makes a great gift for the readers on that buy for list.
October 30, 2017
Thoroughly entertaining, funny, and readable. A look at British aristocracy that is quite different from any other I've read, and I suspect is closer to the truth.
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