{"product_id":"the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556115","title":"The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cblockquote\u003e'The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst' is a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance.\u003cbr\u003eKatie Lumsden's novel \"The Trouble with Mrs. Montgomery Hurst\" is a witty comedy of manners with social critique and irony. It follows Amelia Ashpoint, a single woman in Wickenshire, who is pressured to marry but finds herself drawn to someone unexpected. The book is praised for its vivid and surprising writing, reminiscent of Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell. \u003c\/blockquote\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat\u003c\/strong\u003e: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLength\u003c\/strong\u003e: 480 pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication date\u003c\/strong\u003e: 18 July 2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Penguin Books Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003ePRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL FROM KATIE LUMSDEN NOW\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA glittering comedy of manners told with spiky wit, an eye for social critique, and (of course) a terrific sense of irony. It is impossible not to be swept off one's feet by the elegance and rich music of Katie Lumsden's prose. Tom Mead, author of \u003cem\u003eDeath and the Conjuror\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Murder Wheel\u003c\/em\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife... But why would he choose \u003cem\u003eher\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSummer 1841. It is marriage season in the county of Wickenshire, and Miss Amelia Ashpoint isn't sure she can face yet another ball. But now that she has reached the grand age of three-and-twenty, time is (apparently) running out. Her father is anxious to secure her a husband and has set his sights on Mr Montgomery Hurst of Radcliffe Park. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOnly, Mr Hurst has just announced his engagement to somebody else. To the great consternation of Wickenshire, a community that thrives on gossip, the county's most eligible bachelor is about to marry not only an unknown stranger – but a widow with three children, odd manners, and no ancestry to speak of. Society is appalled and intrigued. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Amelia Ashpoint has no interest in marriage at all. But in this town, it is clear that nobody's business is their own. And while society has high expectations for Amelia, her heart is drawing her in a very different direction . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch1\u003eA LOVE LETTER TO JANE AUSTEN AND ELIZABETH GASKELL\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePRAISE FOR KATIE LUMSDEN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivid, haunting, surprising \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSTACEY HALLS\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA full-blooded gothic mystery with bite, great characterisation and heaps of atmosphere \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEMMA STONEX\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith echoes of \u003cem\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/em\u003e but with a heart of its. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight\u003c\/strong\u003e: 584g\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimension\u003c\/strong\u003e: 224 x 145 x 42 (mm)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13\u003c\/strong\u003e: 9780241556115\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Katie Lumsden","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":46443682234618,"sku":"9780241556115","price":12.13,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0522\/4297\/2845\/files\/1721537211112_book.jpg?v=1721637211","url":"https:\/\/shulphink.com\/products\/the-trouble-with-mrs-montgomery-hurst-9780241556115","provider":"Shulph Ink","version":"1.0","type":"link"}