The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst: A Scandalous Regency Tale with Jane Austen Flair

A love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance.<BR>'Romance and scandal abound in this compelling period drama . . . Recommended for all lovers of Regency historical fiction' LAURA SHEPPERSON, author of The Heroines<BR><BR>'Warm and witty, with a wonderful cast of quirky characters whose company I found irresistible' JESSICA BULL, author of Miss Austen Investigates<BR><BR>---<BR><BR>1841<BR><BR>The trouble with Mrs Montgo mery Hurst is not Mrs Montgomery Hurst - as young Miss Amelia Ashpoint well knows.<BR><BR>The real trouble is the polite society of Wickenshire, with its inescapable gossip about the arrival of the new Mrs Hurst and - whisper it - her three children from a previous marriage.<BR><BR>In Wickenshire, nobody's business is their own. And in this strange match, the local families sense scandal - and they will do anything to expose it.<BR><BR>Meanwhile, Amelia Ashpoint, though handsome, clever and rich, is avoiding talk of marriage at all costs.<BR><BR>For while society expects Amelia to marry well, her heart is drawing her in a very different direction . . .<BR><BR>---<BR><BR>'A glittering comedy with spiky wit, an eye for social critique, and (of course) a terrific sense of irony' TOM MEAD, author of Death and the Conjuror<BR><BR>'Rich with scandal, romance and social mores . . . a total delight!' ANITA FRANK, author of The Good Liars<BR><BR>'A feast of clever wit and lovingly drawn characters, this is an absolute treat for fans of Jane Austen - or anyone looking for top-rate storytelling' HESTER MUSSON<BR><BR>'An absolute dream of a book. A compelling storyline that kept me gripped to the last page, and beyond. I think this book will establish her - deservedly - as one of our best historical fiction writers' ANNE CORLETT<BR>