{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst","title":"The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Heroines\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMiss Austen Investigates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘A glittering comedy with spiky wit, an eye for social critique, and (of course) a terrific sense of irony’ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTOM MEAD, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDeath and the Conjuror\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Murder Wheel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich with scandal, romance and social mores . . . a total delight!' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eANITA FRANK, author of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Lost Ones\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eand\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Good Liars\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\u003eBut why would he choose\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003eSummer 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 (apparently) 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\u003eOnly, Mr Hurst has just announced his engagement to somebody else.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo 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\u003eMeanwhile, 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\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\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e---\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A feast of clever wit and lovingly drawn characters, this is an absolute treat for fans of Jane Austen - or anyone looking for for top-rate storytelling' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHESTER MUSSON\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eANNE CORLETT\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48868916887846,"sku":"Katie Lumsden","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/6f8f90b5-960c-42d8-b34b-8c83f84a864b.jpg?v=1718353106","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.pro\/products\/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}