{"product_id":"lady-fortescue-steps-out-9781982525606","title":"Lady Fortescue Steps Out","description":"\u003cp\u003eLife is not easy for the poor relations of England's upper crust, but fate and clever schemes bring them together. Lady Fortescue and Colonel Sandhurst hatch a plan: What if they were to transform her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering their guests the pleasure of being waited upon by nobility? With the help of other down-and-out aristocrats, they do just that, and London's newest hotel, the Poor Relation, is born.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe establishment is an immediate hit with London's most illustrious citizens, save the Duke of Rowcester, Lady Fortescue's nephew. Rowcester believes that his aunt's entry into the trade will denigrate their family name and is determined to shut the hotel down--until he meets Miss Harriett James, the lovely young woman who accepts Lady Fortescue's offer to become the Poor Relation's chef after the death of her parents and the loss of her fortune. Rowcester moves into the Poor Relation for the season--ostensibly to keep an eye on his aunt's business.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBeaton, M. C.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eM. C. Beaton\u003c\/b\u003e has won international acclaim for her \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling Hamish Macbeth mysteries, and the BBC has aired twenty-four episodes based on the series. Beaton is also the author of the bestselling Agatha Raisin novels, which aired as an eight-episode dramatic series on PBS, starring Ashley Jensen. M. C. Beaton's books have been translated into seventeen languages. She lives in the Cotswolds. For more information, please visit MCBeaton.com.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Blackstone Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50367045533970,"sku":"9781982525606","price":10.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_94e2a0ec-11b5-41c7-b0af-2d571cf61c5a.jpg?v=1728484365","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/lady-fortescue-steps-out-9781982525606","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}