Description: Last summer, St. Martin's set out to establish Katie Fforde as a fresh voice in women's fiction -- and succeeded. The smartest funniest British import since Helen Fielding, Katie creates warm, intelligent novels for all of us who don't want to read A.S. Byatt but don't want Danielle Steele either. Stately Pursuits is the story of a house-sitting stint in a rambling, elegant old mansion that turns out to be a makeover for both house and sitter. It marks a wonderfully welcome arrival but feels as comfortable as an intimate chat with an old friend (if you don't mind the mismatched china and peeling, ancient wallpaper).

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