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The new countessFay Weldon

The new countess

Fay Weldon
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"England, 1903. Lord Robert and Lady Isobel Dilberne and the entire grand estate, with its hundred rooms, are busy planning for a visit from Edward VII and Queen Alexandra just a few months a way. Preparations are elaborate and exhaustive: the menus and fashions must be just so, and so must James, the new heir and son of Arthur Dilberne and Chicago heiress, Minnie O'Brien. But there are problems. Little James is being reared to Lady Isobel's tastes, not Minnie's. And Mrs. O'Brien is visiting from America and causing trouble. Meanwhile, the Dilbernes' niece, Adela, is back and stirring up…

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5 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2014
    St. Martin's Griffin · 352 pages · 9781250049339
  • Audiobook · English · 2013
    Macmillan Audio · 9781427232885
  • Other · English · 2014
    Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning · 447 pages · 9781410468543
  • Other · English · 2013
    Head of Zeus · 327 pages · 9781781851630
  • Other · English · 2013
    St. Martin's Press · 327 pages · 9781250028020
Social life and customsHistoryHousehold employeesFICTIONHistoricalManners and customsUpper classFiction, historical