Christmas Pudding

Mitford, Nancy

£9.99

The formidable fox-hunting obsessed Lady Bobbin has put together a Christmas house party at Compton Bobbin, including her rebellious daughter Philadelphia, the girl’s pompous suitor, a couple of children obsessed with newspaper death notices, and an aspiring writer whose deadly (in more ways than one) serious first novel has been acclaimed as the funniest book of the year, to his utter dismay. And then there is beautiful ex courtesan Amabelle Fortescue and her group of guests staying in a nearby cottage.

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Publish Date: 01/11/2018

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Make a loved one smile with this classic Christmas read – a perfect stocking filler!

‘Christmas Day was organized by Lady Bobbin with the thoroughness and attention to detail of a general leading his army into battle . . .’

The formidable fox-hunter Lady Bobbin is holding a Christmas house party. Attendees include her rebellious daughter Philadelphia, a pompous suitor, a couple of children poring over newspaper death notices, and a dejected writer whose first serious novel has been declared the funniest book of the year. Add to the mix beautiful ex-courtesan Amabelle Fortescue and her guests staying in a neighbouring cottage and you have a ribald tale of true love and false fidelity, hijinks and low morals, not to mention the consumption of a considerable quantity of Christmas spirit.

‘Utter, utter bliss’ Daily Mail

‘A dazzling comic delight’ The Times

‘Very funny, irresistible’ Spectator

Additional information

Weight 138 g
Dimensions 198 × 129 × 12 mm
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Publisher

Imprint

Cover

Paperback

Pages

208

Language

English

Edition

Reprint

Dewey

823.912 (edition:23)

Readership

General – Trade / Code: K