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The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst
Author: Katie Lumsden
Format: Paperback
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.
'Romance and scandal abound in this compelling period drama . . . Recommended for all lovers of Regency historical fiction' — LAURA SHEPPERSON, author of The Heroines
'Warm and witty, with a wonderful cast of quirky characters whose company I found irresistible' — JESSICA BULL, author of Miss Austen Investigates
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1841
The trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is not Mrs Montgomery Hurst - as young Miss Amelia Ashpoint well knows.
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.
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.
Meanwhile, Amelia Ashpoint, though handsome, clever and rich, is avoiding talk of marriage at all costs.
For while society expects Amelia to marry well, her heart is drawing her in a very different direction . . .
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'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
'Rich with scandal, romance and social mores . . . a total delight!' — ANITA FRANK, author of The Good Liars
'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
'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
About the Author
Katie Lumsden read Jane Eyre at the age of thirteen and never looked back. She spent her teenage years devouring nineteenth century literature, reading every Dickens, Brontë, Gaskell, Austen and Hardy novel she could find. She has a degree in English literature and history from the University of Durham and an MA in creative writing from Bath Spa University. Her short stories have been shortlisted for the London Short Story Prize and the Bridport Prize, and have been published in various literary magazines. Katie's YouTube channel, Books and Things, has more than 37,000 subscribers. She lives in London and works as an editor.
Katie's debut novel, The Secrets of Hartwood Hall, was shortlisted for the HWA Debut Crown Award. Her second novel, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst, is a love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell.
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