{"product_id":"9781405951890","title":"The Trouble With Mrs Montgomery Hurst","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Katie Lumsden\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eModern \u0026amp; contemporary fiction (post c 1945) | Historical romance | Historical fiction\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 12\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e June 2025 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 480 pages \u003cbr\u003e129mm x 198mm x 32mm | 332g\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cdiv class=\"gardners-meta\"\u003e\n\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0403\/1273\/3859\/files\/Star.png?v=1676424882\" style=\"display: inline-block; height: 25px; width: 25px;\"\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA love letter to Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell, The Trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is a witty novel of manners and gossip, class and family, scandal and romance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Romance and scandal abound in this compelling period drama . . . Recommended for all lovers of Regency historical fiction' LAURA SHEPPERSON, author of The Heroines'Warm and witty, with a wonderful cast of quirky characters whose company I found irresistible' JESSICA BULL, author of Miss Austen Investigates---1841The trouble with Mrs Montgomery Hurst is not Mrs Montgomery Hurst – as young Miss Amelia Ashpoint well knows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe real trouble is the polite society of Wickenshire, with its inescapable gossip about the arrival of the new Mrs Hurst and – whisper it – her three children from a previous marriage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn Wickenshire, nobody’s business is their own. And in this strange match, the local families sense scandal – and they will do anything to expose it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMeanwhile, Amelia Ashpoint, though handsome, clever and rich, is avoiding talk of marriage at all costs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor while society expects Amelia to marry well, her heart is drawing her in a very different direction . . .\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e---‘A glittering comedy with spiky wit, an eye for social critique, and (of course) a terrific sense of irony’ TOM MEAD, author of Death and the Conjuror'Rich with scandal, romance and social mores . . . a total delight!' ANITA FRANK, author of The Good Liars'A feast of clever wit and lovingly drawn characters, this is an absolute treat for fans of Jane Austen - or anyone looking for top-rate storytelling' HESTER MUSSON'An absolute dream of a book. A compelling storyline that kept me gripped to the last page, and beyond. I think this book will establish her – deservedly – as one of our best historical fiction writers' ANNE CORLETT\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners Books Limited","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55335671660919,"sku":"9781405951890","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9781405951890.jpg?v=1750325482","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.co.uk\/products\/9781405951890","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}