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<p><P>"The English, of all classes as it happens, are addicted to exclusivity. Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them."<P>The best comedies of manners are often deceptively simple, seamlessly blending social critique with character and story. In his superbly observed first novel, Julian Fellowes, winner of an Academy Award for his original screenplay of Gosford Park, brings us an insider's look at a contemporary England that is still not as classless as is popularly supposed.<P>Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of a moderately successful accountant and his social-climbing wife. While visiting his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, Earl of Broughton, and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who runs the family estates in East Sussex and Norfolk. To the gossip columns he is one of the most eligible young aristocrats around.<P>When he proposes. Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles? Or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it?<P>One inescapable part of life at Broughton Hall is Charles's mother, the shrewd Lady Uckfield, known

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Author

Fellowes, Julian

Publisher

St. Martin's Press

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9780312336936

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Humor, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.4 / 5 (5,054 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13