Wild Weekend |
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Author:
| Brayfield, Celia |
ISBN: | 978-1-4927-8111-0 |
Publication Date: | Oct 2013 |
Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $11.49 |
Book Description:
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In the tiny village of Saxwold, Oliver Hardcastle scrapes an existence as an organic farmer while his mother, Bel, spends everything she has on restoring Saxwold Manor. One stormy night, two women from London arrive in Saxwold - high-flying Miranda Marlow, an international town-planner and her mother, Clare, recently appointed Under-Secretary for Agriculture who naturally spends as little time as she can in the country. Misled by Oliver's half-sister Toni, they take the Manor for a...
More DescriptionIn the tiny village of Saxwold, Oliver Hardcastle scrapes an existence as an organic farmer while his mother, Bel, spends everything she has on restoring Saxwold Manor. One stormy night, two women from London arrive in Saxwold - high-flying Miranda Marlow, an international town-planner and her mother, Clare, recently appointed Under-Secretary for Agriculture who naturally spends as little time as she can in the country. Misled by Oliver's half-sister Toni, they take the Manor for a country house hotel.Oliver sees the opportunity to have a little fun and make a bit of money. The Marlows' luxury mini-break turns into three days of hell, complicated by an urban fox, a posing Goth, two illegal immigrants and a SWAT team of eco-warriors, while Miranda and Ollie loathe each other with something very close to passion.The classic comedy She Stoops to Conquer updated for 21st century England, where city and countryside are worlds apart but love still finds a way to connect them."Most authors would give their eye teeth to write this well." The Times.