The Uninvited Guests: A Novel Paperback - 2013
by Jones, Sadie
- Used
A grand old manor house deep in the English countryside will open its doors to reveal the story of an unexpectedly dramatic day in the life of one eccentric, rather dysfunctional, and entirely unforgettable family.
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- Title The Uninvited Guests: A Novel
- Author Jones, Sadie
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 288
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, U.S.A.
- Date 2013-01-08
- Features Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # K14C-00982
- ISBN 9780062116512 / 0062116517
- Weight 0.46 lbs (0.21 kg)
- Dimensions 8.2 x 5.34 x 0.71 in (20.83 x 13.56 x 1.80 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 1940's
- Chronological Period: 20th Century
- Chronological Period: 1900-1949
- Chronological Period: 1900-1919
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, Historical fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
One late spring evening in 1912, in the kitchens at Sterne, preparations begin for an elegant supper party in honor of Emerald Torrington's twentieth birthday. But only a few miles away, a dreadful accident propels a crowd of mysterious and not altogether savory survivors to seek shelter at the ramshackle manor--and the household is thrown into confusion and mischief.
Evening turns to stormy night, and a most unpleasant parlor game threatens to blow respectability to smithereens: Smudge Torrington, the wayward youngest daughter of the house, decides that this is the perfect moment for her Great Undertaking.
The Uninvited Guests is the bewitching new novel from the critically acclaimed Sadie Jones. The prizewinning author triumphs in this frightening yet delicious drama of dark surprises--where social codes are uprooted and desire daringly trumps propriety--and all is alight with Edwardian wit and opulence.
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 02/17/2013, Page 24
- People Weekly, 01/21/2013, Page 57
