{"product_id":"9781408888568-wives-like-us","title":"Wives Like Us","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe perfect holiday read\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outrageously Jilly Cooperesque' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e   \u003ci\u003e*\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTake a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcée, three rich wives, two tycoons, and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly funny \u003ci\u003eWives Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eWelcome to the rose-strewn county of Oxfordshire and the Cotswold villages of Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom, recently annexed by a glittering new breed of female: the Country Princess.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFollowing a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to the Old Coach House to teach her husband, Bryan, a lesson.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut things don’t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, refuses Tata’s neighborly overtures; and Tata’s very best friends, Fernanda Ovington-Williams and Sophie Thompson, are distracted by their own heartaches. Worst of all, Ian has nowhere to store his collection of vintage Gucci loafers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith the help of a pig farmeress moonlighting as a personal assistant, a male model moonlighting as a stable hand, and a London barrister moonlighting as a gentleman farmer, can Ian restore harmony to the Bottoms?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e‘\u003cb\u003eSo \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ewickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious. \u003c\/b\u003ePlum Sykes is in a class of her own when it comes to peeling back the layers of status paranoia amongst the poshest of the posh as she delivers a delectable tale that you never want to end.’ Kevin Kwan, author of \u003ci\u003eCrazy Rich Asians\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'The brilliantly satirical new novel that’s got the Cotswolds smart set buzzing with speculation…it may finally be time for Jilly [Cooper] to make way for a new chronicler of Cotswolds life'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A fabulous and funny bucolic romp – Plum Sykes does it again.’\u003c\/b\u003e Hannah Rothschild, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Improbability of Love\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Wives Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e may be set in the most gorgeous English manor house, but I’d happily sleep in the shed if it meant I could tag along with these marvelous characters – Tata, Minty, and their chic and crafty butler.’ \u003c\/b\u003eJenny Jackson, author of \u003ci\u003ePineapple Street\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Delightful' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I absolutely adored \u003ci\u003eWives Like Us\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e, I thought it was so fun and funny, a romp and a riot - and a glorious dollop of much needed escapism.' \u003c\/b\u003eDaisy Buchanan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A stiletto-sharp look at the glamorous end of the Cotswolds. I loved it!’\u003c\/b\u003e Katie Fforde\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Wickedly funny' \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003eCitizen Femme\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comedy of manners with an emphasis on the comedy’\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e* \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReaders are loving \u003ci\u003eWives Like Us:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘I devoured this in one day’ *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Gloriously good fun’ *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Absolutely delightful’ *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘A perfect summer read’ *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55563247092086,"sku":"9781408888568","price":14.48,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_33977393.jpg?v=1753427775","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781408888568-wives-like-us","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}