Lady Fortescue Steps Out: Being the First Vol. of the Poor Relation

by Marion Chesney and M.C. Beaton

Book Overview

From the best of the Regency writers (Kirkus) comes the debut of an irresistible new series, in which life is not easy for the poor relations of England's upper crust. Desperate to keep up appearances, two of this unfortunate class open a successful hotel which serves as backdrop for a series of outlandish adventures and delightful love stories--of which this book is the first.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312082312
• ISBN13: 9780312082314
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Length: 152 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Loved It!

I loved this book and will probably read all of Marion Chesney's other works! I'm such a romantic history buff! I thought it was funny and entertaining and a delightful change from what some people think great readers should read - like books on the mating rituals of pigeons or something! If you love romance and like history, then I am sure you'll love this!

Frivolous but fun...

Although this isn't Dickens' Tale of Two Cities or Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, it is a funny and heart-warming book. I loved it! This is the first book in Chesney's Poor Relations series and introduces Lady Fortescue, as well as Colonel Sandhurst and the other poor relations who start up their aptly-named Poor Relation hotel.