**PRE-ORDER THE NEW NOVEL FROM KATIE LUMSDEN NOW** ' Romance and scandal abound in this
compelling period drama . . . Recommended for all lovers of Regency historical fiction' LAURA
SHEPPERSON author of The Heroines ' Warm and witty with a wonderful cast of quirky
characters whose company I found irresistible' JESSICA BULL author of Miss Austen Investigates
'A glittering comedy with spiky wit an eye for social critique and (of course) a terrific
sense of irony' TOM MEAD author of Death and the Conjuror and The Murder Wheel ' Rich with
scandal romance and social mores . . . a total delight!' ANITA FRANK author of The Lost Ones
and The Good Liars --- A single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a
wife... But why would he choose her ? Summer 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. Only 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. Meanwhile 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 . . . A love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell
The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is a witty novel of manners and gossip class and family
scandal and romance. --- 'A feast of clever wit and lovingly drawn characters this is an
absolute treat for fans of Jane Austen - or anyone looking for for top-rate storytelling'
HESTER MUSSON 'An absolute dream of a book. A compelling storyline that kept me gripped to
the last page and beyond. I think this book will establish her - deservedly - as one of our
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surprising' STACEY HALLS 'A full-blooded gothic mystery with bite great characterisation and
heaps of atmosphere' EMMA STONEX 'With echoes of Jane Eyre but with a heart of its own . . .
Suspenseful and beautifully crafted' SUSAN STOKES-CHAPMAN 'This book delivers HUGE Jane Eyre
vibes gothic and mysterious Victoriana. I LOVED it' SOPHIE IRWIN
