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About the Author
One of the most successful advertising copywriters of her generation, Fay Weldon’s credits as a writer of Fiction include classic novels like The Life and Loves of a She Devil and Growing Rich, and the pilot episode of the original TV series ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature. She has seven sons and stepsons and one stepdaughter, and lives on a hill in the west of England.
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First published in the UK in 2012 by Head of Zeus, Ltd.
Copyright © Fay Weldon, 2012.
The moral right of Fay Weldon to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of both the copyright owner and the above publisher of this book.
This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
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A CIP catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.
ISBN (HB): 978–190880–004–6
ISBN (TPB): 978–190880–005–3
ISBN (E): 978–190880–083–1
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Contents
Cover
Welcome Page
The House Awakes
A Certain Slackness
A Certain Reluctance
The Earl Opens the Door
An Early Breakfast
Grace Wakes Rosina
Her Ladyship’s Troubled Morning
A Whole Day to be Reorganized
The Bringer of Bad News
Après le Déluge
How the Earl Got Them into This Mess
The Earl Walks to the House of Lords
Arthur Proposes to His Mistress
Lady Isobel Instructs the Staff
Another Task for Grace
An Informal Party Comes and Goes
Grace Presents her List
Arthur Pays Another Visit
The Earl of Dilberne Lunches with the Powerful
Arthur Declines a Bride
Something Turns Up
Her Ladyship Receives Tessa O’Brien’s Card
Eating Out: a Dinner Party at Pagani’s
Angry People
Mrs Baum Waits
Tessa Tells Minnie How It Is – Or Tries To
A Proposal at Second Sight
A Matter of Reputation
Arthur is Moved to Visit Flora
The Gift of Equal Status
The Earl of Dilberne Contemplates the Future
The Fitting of the Dresses
In the Servants’ Hall
His Lordship Starts a Company
Grace at Brown’s
Minnie’s Odd Ideas
Minnie Prepares to Go Riding
Warm Toes in Golders Green
Minnie Asserts her Rights
Riding in Rotten Row
Grace and Tessa go Shopping
Some Things, Once Said…
Tessa Too Lets a Cat Out of the Bag
Rosina Spills the Beans to Minnie
A Dinner in Preparation
A Reconciliation Below Stairs
The Earl Makes a Mistake
In the Cabinet Office
Taking Tea at Liberty’s
Rosina Goes to Vine Street
In the Servants’ Hall
The Trip to Dilberne Court
A Household Upset
Tessa Makes a Visit
The Bear at Esher
Rosina Challenges Her Mother
Rosina Sets Pappagallo Free
Her Ladyship Faces the Truth
Arthur Goes to Half Moon Street
Minnie Weeps All Day
A Busy Day at the Baum’s
A Busy Day Below Stairs
A Busy Day Above Stairs
Rosina the Beautiful
Mr Baum Makes His Move
The Return of His Lordship
A Royal Dinner
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Reviews
About this Trilogy
About the Author
About Head of Zeus
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