Grand Affair
Written by: Charlotte Bingham
Category: Fiction
Genre: Romance, Historical Romance
Book Details:
ISBN 10: 0553505009
ISBN 13: 9780553505009
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random Hou
Date Published: United Kingdom, August 1st, 1997
Language: English
Condition: Very Good
Appearance: The book is in very good condition with minimal signs of wear. The cover shows a scenic image of a person and a dog on a rocky shore at sunset. The title and author's name are prominently displayed in large, bold text. There are no noticeable markings, tears, or creases on the cover or pages.
Synopsis:
Ottilie Cartaret is born in London into a family of boys dominated by their genial mother, Ma O'Flaherty. For the first four years of her life, all Ottilie knows is love until, that is, the erring father of the boys, the ever absent Mr O'Flaherty, sends enough money from America for the O'Flahertys to move to what Ma imagines will be rural bliss in Cornwall. True, St Elcomb is by the sea and in 1950s Britain is certainly rural but, for the O'Flahertys, it is not bliss. Never mind their poverty or the damp cottage which Ma has bought for them, the enmity of the local people is what proves insuperable. The family unit having been destroyed by Ma's death, Ottilie is adopted by Mr and Mrs Cartaret, a wealthy couple who run the Grand Hotel in St Elcomb. It is to these palatial surroundings that Ottilie is removed, away from her brothers and everything which she loves. Here she becomes pampered and spoilt, not just by her adopted parents but by all the visitors to the hotel, with the exception of their mysterious annual guest whom Ottilie nicknames 'GREY LADY'. Times however are changing and not just for Ottilie but for the hotel too, and as the regulars to the now decaying hotel die.
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