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Paperback Lady Fortescue Steps Out Book

ISBN: 1982525606

ISBN13: 9781982525606

Lady Fortescue Steps Out

(Book #1 in the Poor Relation Series)

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Book Overview

Life is not easy for the poor relations of England's upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London's newest hotel, the Poor Relation, is born.

The establishment is an immediate hit with London's most illustrious citizens, save the Duke of Rowcester, Lady Fortescue's nephew. Rowcester believes that his aunt's entry into the trade will denigrate their family name and is determined to shut the hotel down-until he meets Miss Harriett James, the lovely young woman who accepts Lady Fortescue's offer to become the Poor Relation's chef after the death of her parents and the loss of her fortune. Rowcester moves into the Poor Relation for the season-ostensibly to keep an eye on his aunt's business.

Customer Reviews

2 ratings

Loved It!

I loved this book and will probably read all of Marion Chesney's other works! I'm such a romantic history buff! I thought it was funny and entertaining and a delightful change from what some people think great readers should read - like books on the mating rituals of pigeons or something! If you love romance and like history, then I am sure you'll love this!

Frivolous but fun...

Although this isn't Dickens' Tale of Two Cities or Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, it is a funny and heart-warming book. I loved it! This is the first book in Chesney's Poor Relations series and introduces Lady Fortescue, as well as Colonel Sandhurst and the other poor relations who start up their aptly-named Poor Relation hotel.
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