Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey's clutches and, what's more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Utterly charming and very funny, High Rising is irresistible comic entertainment.
| ISBN: | 9781844088836 |
| Publication date: | 22nd November 2012 |
| Author: | Angela Thirkell |
| Publisher: | Virago an imprint of Little, Brown |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 276 pages |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey's clutches and, what's more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Utterly charming and very funny, High Rising is irresistible comic entertainment.
High Rising features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
High Rising is available in Paperback
High Rising was written by Angela Thirkell and published by Virago an imprint of Little, Brown
High Rising has 276 pages
Yes it is part of Virago Modern Classics series
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