Summary
A fabulously reviewed comic romp set in the English countryside by queen of social satire Mavis Cheek
When city girl Molly Bonner arrives in the village of Lufferton Boney, she creates quite a stir. With her non-country-style boots, determined manner and alluring looks, she sets off a wave of intrigue that ripples through the lives of everyone there, from Julie the barmaid at the Holly Bush to antiques dealer Dryden Fellows and Montmorency the cat.
For Molly is a girl on a mis…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099547495 |
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| ISBN-10: | 009954749X |
| Author: | Mavis Cheek |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Arrow Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 368 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2012 |
| Weight: | 255g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 23mm |
| Series: | Arrow Books |
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Critics Review
Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You’ll love it
Lively, sunny, positive, this is a real cheerer-upper of a book. You’ll love it * Daily Mail *
The author unleashes her comic talents to the full * Sunday Times *
Queen of social satire Mavis Cheek delivers another warm and witty romp with The Lovers of Pound Hill … A beautiful and intelligent read. * Good Housekeeping *
A comic delight … sparkling entertainment * Woman & Home *
One of the funniest, most subversive novelists writing today * Guardian *
A witty tale in which the author exposes the readers to a host of delightful characters * Irish News *
Many books are advertised as being funny but few live up to the hype … The Lovers of Pound Hill is genuinely witty and very, very clever … satire at its best. * Bookbag *
About The Author
Mavis Cheek
Mavis Cheek was born and grew up in Wimbledon. She began her working life at Editions Alecto, the contemporary art publishers. She then attended Hillcroft College for Women, graduating with a degree in Arts. After her daughter Bella was born, she began her writing career in earnest, starting with journalism and travel writing, then short stories. In 1988, she published her first novel, Pause Between Acts, which won the She/John Menzies First Novel Prize.
Her thirteen novels include Mrs Fytton’s Country Life, Janice Gentle Gets Sexy, and, most recently, Amenable Women, described in The Times as ‘a brilliantly funny, warm, intelligent read’. She now lives and writes in the heart of the English countryside.
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