{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556122","title":"The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Katie Lumsden\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e is a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRomance and scandal abound in this compelling period drama . . . Recommended for all lovers of Regency historical fiction' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLAURA SHEPPERSON, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heroines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarm and witty, with a wonderful cast of quirky characters whose company I found irresistible' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJESSICA BULL, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMiss Austen Investigates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBut why would he choose \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eher\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e?\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Summer 1841. It is marriage season in the county of Wickenshire, and Miss Amelia Ashpoint isn’t sure she can face yet another ball. But now that she has reached the grand age of three-and-twenty, time is (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eapparently\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) running out. Her father is anxious to secure her a husband and has set his sights on Mr Montgomery Hurst of Radcliffe Park.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Only, Mr Hurst has just announced his engagement to somebody else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To the great consternation of Wickenshire, a community that thrives on gossip, the county’s most eligible bachelor is about to marry not only an unknown stranger – but a widow with three children, odd manners and no ancestry to speak of. Society is appalled and intrigued.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Meanwhile, Amelia Ashpoint has no interest in marriage at all. But in this town, it is clear that nobody’s business is their own. And while society has high expectations for Amelia, her heart is drawing her in a very different direction . . .\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eglittering comedy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ewith spiky wit,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e an eye for social critique, and (of course) a terrific sense of irony’ TOM MEAD, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDeath and the Conjuror \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Murder Wheel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003escandal, romance and social mores\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e . . . a total delight!' ANITA FRANK, author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lost Ones \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Good Liars\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A feast of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eclever wit and lovingly drawn characters,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e this is an absolute treat for fans of Jane Austen - or anyone looking for top-rate storytelling' HESTER MUSSON\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'An \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eabsolute dream of a book\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. A compelling storyline that kept me gripped to the last page, and beyond. I think \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ethis book will establish her – deservedly – as one of our best historical fiction writers' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eANNE CORLETT\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003ePRAISE FOR KATIE LUMSDEN\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Vivid, haunting, surprising' STACEY HALLS\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'A full-blooded gothic mystery with bite, great characterisation and heaps of atmosphere' EMMA STONEX\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'With echoes of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e but with a heart of its own . . . Suspenseful and beautifully crafted' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This book delivers HUGE \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e vibes, gothic and mysterious Victoriana. I LOVED it' SOPHIE IRWIN\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45087811109015,"sku":"9780241556122","price":1268.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780241556122.webp?v=1769202941","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556122","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}