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Snobs

From the creator of DOWNTON ABBEY and THE GILDED AGE

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 Fellowes doesn't try to hide his love of the funny, sealed, above-stairs world of dukes, duchesses, marquesses, nursery maids, herbaceous borders and breakfast kedgeree, all of which makes SNOBS such a a good, fresh read' Daily Telegraph

Edith Lavery is a woman on the make. The attractive only child of a middle-class accountant, she leaves behind her dull job in a Chelsea estate agents and manages to bag one of the most eligible bachelors of the day - Charles Broughton, heir to the Marquess of Uckfield.

But is life amongst the upper echelons of 'good' society all that it seems? Edith soon discovers there's much more to the aristocracy than dancing in Anabel's, shooting small birds and understanding which fork to use at dinner. And then there is Charles's mother, the indomitable Lady Uckfield, or 'Googie' to her friends, who is none too pleased with her son's choice of breeding partner. With twists and turns aplenty, this is a comical tale worthy of a contemporary Jane Austen.

Read by Richard Morant

(p) 2005 AudioGo©2004 Julian Fellowes Family Life Fiction Friendship Genre Fiction Movie, TV & Video Game Tie-Ins Relationships Romance Comedy
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A pity that the reader was not taught how to pronounce names like Leveson Gower or Aristocrats

A pity

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I have never watch Downton Abbey but I really enjoyed this book the author has very good perception of the characters he is writing about

very enjoyable book

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A really Fun story to listen to and nice insight in English aristocracy!
Definitely recommended

Fun story!

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A delightful sojourn into another world well read and very comforting. Excellent to escape from the world.

Lovely escapism

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Struggled with this, found it uptight and hard to engage with any of the characters. Sorry!

Not Downton Abbey

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