Accidental Darlings

Anastasia moves in with her Aunt, who lives in a dilapidated mansion with two servants and an unruly pack of dogs, to uncover the mysteries of her father's death and the raunchy love letters she has found in the Aunt's bedroom.

Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 01 August 2024
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Anastasia's beloved mother passes away, leaving her with no other option but to relocate to the rural town of Skimpole and reside with her 'Aunt,' a socially ostracized individual who resides in a dilapidated mansion accompanied by two servants and a disorderly pack of dogs. The allure of Skimpole's mysteries is undeniable, particularly regarding the circumstances surrounding Anastasia's father's death, the identity of the author of the explicit love letters found in the Aunt's bedroom signed 'Big Willy,' and the widespread animosity towards the Aunt in the village. When the Aunt's acquaintances from her past arrive at the residence, reeking of cigarette smoke and exuding a sense of debauchery, Anastasia may be closer to uncovering the truth, but the revelation she so desperately seeks will turn her world upside down. This delightfully subversive and darkly humorous novel, inspired in part by Dickens' Great Expectations, is written by the author of THE INVERTS, a work that Rowan Pelling of the Daily Mail describes as 'the sort of thing Nancy Mitford might have written if she had been gay... wonderfully blithe, witty, and moving.'

Weight: 546g
Dimension: 242 x 162 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780008657567