{"product_id":"habits-of-the-house-paperback","title":"Habits of the House - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFay Weldon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning novelist and writer of \u003ci\u003eUpstairs Downstairs, \u003c\/i\u003e the launch of a brilliant new trilogy about what life was really like for masters and servants before the world of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eDownton Abbey\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs the Season of 1899 comes to an end, the world is poised on the brink of profound, irrevocable change. The Earl of Dilberne is facing serious financial concerns. The ripple effects spread to everyone in the household: Lord Robert, who has gambled unwisely on the stock market and seeks a place in the Cabinet; his unmarried children, Arthur, who keeps a courtesan, and Rosina, who keeps a parrot in her bedroom; Lord Robert's wife Isobel, who orders the affairs of the household in Belgrave Square; and Grace, the lady's maid who orders the life of her mistress. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eLord Robert can see no financial relief to an already mortgaged estate, and, though the Season is over, his thoughts turn to securing a suitable wife (and dowry) for his son. The arrival on the London scene of Minnie, a beautiful Chicago heiress with a reputation to mend, seems the answer to all their prayers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the writer of the pilot episode of the original \u003ci\u003eUpstairs, Downstairs\u003c\/i\u003e--Fay Weldon brings a deserved reputation for magnificent storytelling. With wit and sympathy--and no small measure of mischief--\u003ci\u003eHabits of the House\u003c\/i\u003e plots the interplay of restraint and desire, manners and morals, reason and instinct.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFAY WELDON is a novelist, playwright, and screenwriter who, at the age of 16, lived in a grand London townhouse as the daughter of the housekeeper. In addition to winning a Writers' Guild Award for the pilot of \u003ci\u003eUpstairs Downstairs, \u003c\/i\u003e she is a Commander of the British Empire whose books include \u003ci\u003ePraxis\u003c\/i\u003e, shortlisted for the Booker Prize for Fiction; \u003ci\u003eThe Heart of the Country, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Los Angeles Times Fiction Prize; \u003ci\u003eWorst Fears, \u003c\/i\u003e shortlisted for the Whitbread Novel Award; and \u003ci\u003eWicked Women, \u003c\/i\u003e which won the PEN\/Macmillan Silver Pen Award. She lives in Engl\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.28 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 29, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52527280390451,"sku":"9781250042903","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/SVJ6WEpZWmdyaGdMcGFwRDdGb2U5Zz09.webp?v=1760644717","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/habits-of-the-house-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}