Dirty Butter For Servants
Dirty Butter For Servants

Author: Joan Fleming

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2013-07-14

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 147190234X

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It is 1833. William IV and the country stand upon the edge of the greatest changes ever known, at the end of old rural England. Mr Hobshaw, a retired diplomat and squire of Underscar in the Yorkshire dales, has suddenly remarried; his new wife has a strong head for business but is also a miser. Mrs Hobshaw has four ageing captive daughters, and her servants are slaves. The atmosphere is soon too much for her husband, who leaves the house to reside across the stable yard with his groom, Sheffield. And it is from there that this gothic drama unfolds ... 'You will read on compulsively' Sunday Times

The Day
The Day

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Published: 1832

Total Pages: 496

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"A morning journal of literature, politics, arts and fashion" (varies).

To Make an Underworld
To Make an Underworld

Author: Joan Fleming

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2013-07-14

Total Pages: 200

ISBN-13: 1471902420

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When Robert Escrick, the former chairman of the family firm, decides to disappear because the company is being taken over, he retires early, changes his name and sets off for Cornwall, accompanied by his dog Banjo. His wife won't notice he's gone, and he's had a house built for him in preparation. But there is a young woman waiting for him there, locked in a bathroom and claiming to have been raped, and the locals take her part against the newcomer. Then she is found murdered, and reality starts closing in on the retreat Robert has escaped to ...

You Won't Let Me Finnish
You Won't Let Me Finnish

Author: Joan Fleming

Publisher: Orion

Published: 2013-07-14

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 1471902366

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When Hector, which proves to be his name, comes to Helsinki, Finland, he's lost an ear and his memory. He turns up at the door of the embassy with a satchel full of money. The Ambassador, his secretary, a girl called Dolly Darling and an old man called Uncle Vanya try to put him together again, and in doing so find themselves in the centre of a strange adventure. 'Rich and strange, swimming with odd characters, alive with curious adventures' The Times