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Chargement... Habits of the House (2013)par Fay Weldon
   Best family sagas (230) Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre.   ) karenchase | Jun 14, 2023 |  Wren73 | Mar 4, 2022 |  ) AmyJ71 | Jun 20, 2017 | I have had this book for awhile now and I've tried to read it several times. I found the audiobook at my library and decided to give it a chance. I think it is much better listened to than read. I gave it two stars due to how many times I've picked it up and had to put it down. It is the first in a series but I don't believe I'll be reading/listening to the rest. I will admit the parts focusing on the servants of the house are much more interesting than the main family. If you're missing Downton Abbey give it a shot. ( ) Diana_Long_Thomas | Jan 29, 2017 | If I could give this another half star I would, as it is quite funny in a farcical way. The action takes place over two months and the reader is privy to all the goings on - sexual, finanicial, political, intellectual from the family in the big house, to their servants, their(Jewish) banker in Gilders Green, the wealthy Americans visting London etc. It's Fay Weldon so parts of the novel are sharp and quite amusing but ultimately feels a little phoned in. And good heavens, it's the irst in a trilogy! ( ) laurenbufferd | Nov 14, 2016 | aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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Fiction.
Historical Fiction.
HTML: From the award-winning novelist and writer of Upstairs Downstairs, the launch of a brilliant new trilogy about what life was really like for masters and servants before the world of Downton AbbeyAs the Season of 1899 comes to an end, the world is poised on the brink of profound, irrevocable change. The Earl of Dilberne is facing serious financial concerns. The ripple effects spread to everyone in the household: Lord Robert, who has gambled unwisely on the stock market and seeks a place in the Cabinet; his unmarried children, Arthur, who keeps a courtesan, and Rosina, who keeps a parrot in her bedroom; Lord Robert's wife Isobel, who orders the affairs of the household in Belgrave Square; and Grace, the lady's maid who orders the life of her mistress.Lord Robert can see no financial relief to an already mortgaged estate, and, though the Season is over, his thoughts turn to securing a suitable wife (and dowry) for his son. The arrival on the London scene of Minnie, a beautiful Chicago heiress with a reputation to mend, seems the answer to all their prayers.As the writer of the pilot episode of the original Upstairs, Downstairs??Fay Weldon brings a deserved reputation for magnificent storytelling. With wit and sympathy??and no small measure of mischief??Habits of the House plots the interplay of restraint and desire, manners and morals, reason and insti Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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 Google Books — Chargement...GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne: (3.22)
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