Summerset Abbey : a novel /
Brown, T. J.
Summerset Abbey : a novel / T.J. Brown. - 1st Gallery Books trade paperback ed. - New York : Gallery Books, 2013. - viii, 292 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes a reading group guide.
Includes bibliographical references (page 292).
"Reminiscent of Downton Abbey, this first novel in a new series follows two sisters and their maid as they are suddenly separated by the rigid class divisions within a sprawling aristocratic estate and thrust into an uncertain world on the brink of WWI...Rowena and Victoria, daughters to the second son of the Earl of Summerset, have always treated their governess's daughter, Prudence, like a sister. But when their father dies and they move in with their uncle's family in a much more traditional household, Prudence is relegated to the maids' quarters, much to the girls' shock and dismay. The impending war offers each girl hope for a more modern future, but the ever-present specter of class expectations makes it difficult for Prudence to maintain a foot in both worlds.Vividly evoking both time and place and filled with authentic dialogue and richly detailed atmosphere, Summerset Abbey is a charming and timeless historical debut"--
1451698984 (pbk.) 9781451698985 (pbk.)
2012039479
Household employees--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Social classes--History--Great Britain--19th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
Summerset Abbey : a novel / T.J. Brown. - 1st Gallery Books trade paperback ed. - New York : Gallery Books, 2013. - viii, 292 p. ; 21 cm.
Includes a reading group guide.
Includes bibliographical references (page 292).
"Reminiscent of Downton Abbey, this first novel in a new series follows two sisters and their maid as they are suddenly separated by the rigid class divisions within a sprawling aristocratic estate and thrust into an uncertain world on the brink of WWI...Rowena and Victoria, daughters to the second son of the Earl of Summerset, have always treated their governess's daughter, Prudence, like a sister. But when their father dies and they move in with their uncle's family in a much more traditional household, Prudence is relegated to the maids' quarters, much to the girls' shock and dismay. The impending war offers each girl hope for a more modern future, but the ever-present specter of class expectations makes it difficult for Prudence to maintain a foot in both worlds.Vividly evoking both time and place and filled with authentic dialogue and richly detailed atmosphere, Summerset Abbey is a charming and timeless historical debut"--
1451698984 (pbk.) 9781451698985 (pbk.)
2012039479
Household employees--Fiction.
Sisters--Fiction.
Social classes--History--Great Britain--19th century--Fiction.
Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.