Book description
A witty contemporary satire on the pitfalls of political correctness.
From New Men and earnest academics to New Age Travellers and pig
farmers, nobody emerges unscathed.
Dr Louise Case has the right career, the right country cottage and a
commitment-free relationship with a fellow academic. According to
contemporary codes, it's all very correct - except that Louise begins to
suspect that it's far from perfect.
Then along comes Rose, eighty if she's a day, who effortlessly disrupts
everything. Soon both campus and cottage are in chaos, while the old
lady commences to set her own house - a decrepit old van - in order. And
this includes an unthinkably traditional role for Louise… Praise for
Philppa Gregory:
'Compelling… Philippa Gregory reigns supreme as the mistress of
historical drama.' Today
'Subtle and exciting.' Daily Express
'Written from instinct, not out of calculation, and it shows.'
Peter Ackroyd, The Times Philippa Gregory is an internationally
renowned author of historical novels. She holds a PhD in
eighteenth-century literature from the University of Edinburgh. Works
that have been adapted for television include A Respectable Trade, The
Other Boleyn Girl and The Queen's Fool. The Other Boleyn Girl is now a
major film, starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana.
Philippa Gregory lives in the North of England with her family.
