Book description
'Threads of romance, social comment, country lore and intrigue both above and below stairs are cunningly worked together to create a brilliant tapestry' Sunday Telegraph
It is 1913 - a breath away from the Great War - and Edwardian England is about to vanish into history. An assorted group of…
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In the second paragraph of the opening page of The Shooting Party, Isabel Colegate writes: "It was an error of judgement which resulted in a death. It took place in the autumn before the outbreak of what used to be known as the Great War." Any reader of historical fiction may find this an irresistible entry into the author's most heralded novel, later made into a film with James Mason, and its witty, probing look at aristocratic life in Edwardian England.
On the estate of Sir Randolph Nettleby, a disparate array of guests come together for the highlight of…
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