Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #63017 in Books
• Published on: 2005-07-14
• Binding: Paperback
• 512 pages

Synopsis
Eversleigh Manor provides the perfect location for hit new television show, "Lady Jane Investigates". But when the film crew descends en masse, no one could have predicted that romance would be brewing before the clapperboard had snapped its last. Least of all Guy Portias, heir to the manor and favourite beau of leading lady, Richenda Fox. And Guy's rash proposal of marriage in the drunken wake of the after-show party is only the first of his worries. After all, his mother has her heart set on running Country House Weekends for the discerning holidaymaker and her new employee, Honor, has a talent for mass catering ...and for making Guy feel a little warm under the collar. But Honor is preoccupied with her own problems - a fickle ex-boyfriend is hovering in the wings and her best friend, Henty, seems inordinately distracted by her smouldering new groom, Travis. Throw in a long-lost mother, a philandering husband and a floozy of a florist and watch the residents of Eversleigh village work themselves into a lather of epic proportions.

Customer Reviews

Superb
Shamefully, I have to admit that this was the first title I had read by Ms Henry - maybe I was living under a rock - but I am now a firm fan. Based around the crumbling Eversleigh Manor and village, I was totally captivated by its residents and visitors alike, and whilst not my type at all - I loved Guy Portia. There are enough great characters contained in this story for three or four great books, both people you will love and people you will hate - and I confess to having an equal number in both camps. A great read, and very hard to put down.

Very enjoyable
This is second book I’ve read by Veronica Henry and it did not disappoint. It was an entertaining, easy-to-read-when-you-want-to-relax-book with likeable and not-so-likeable characters you can root for or against to your heart’s content. What makes the book so enjoyable is that plot and characters are credible without being boring. The end of course is also very satisfactory with a little bit of “surprise” thrown in.

Another brilliant book...
I found all of Henry's previous books excellent and this one didn't disappoint. I was addicted to it and couldn't put it down. All the different character's stories are beautifully woven together. I found myself completely taken into the story and saw it playing out like a TV Show in my head, as you should find yourself doing when reading any good fiction novel, which this definately is! I highly recommend this and her other 3 novels.