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Published Feb 2010
496 pages
Genre: Literary Fiction
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Gazing from his magnificent Chawbury Manor, Miles Straker has it all. But when noveau riche Ross Clegg buys and builds on the land adjoining his country estate, ruining his perfect view, Miles is irate. Even worse, Ross is quickly taken up by the country gentry, who admire his success and his down-to-earth manners. But Miles is a dangerous enemy and he vows to take the Clegg empire apart piece by piece.
"[A] lengthy, elaborate skewering of contemporary Britain's wealthy movers and shakers that, while funny and smartly conceived, could stand to lose a good 150 pages." - Publishers Weekly
"Despite the echo of Jane Austin in the title, this British social satire more closely emulates the style and substance of Tom Wolfe's The Bonfire of the Vanities. A thumping good read." - Library Journal
"Readers who settle into Coleridge's elaborately enfolded tale will surely want to stick it out to the end to learn the answer-and the payoff is delicious." - Kirkus Reviews
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Nicholas Coleridge is managing director of Condé Nast in Britain. He has written at least ten previous books.
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