Elizabeth Pewsey Knihy

"Wickedly amusing, sometimes outrageous and enchantingly amoral...Like good wine, very addictive. Strongly recommended." Good Book Guide THE MOUNTJOY NOVELS - a romantic comedy series, complete with ghosts, musicians, aristocrats and eccentrics. Nestling in the rolling hills of Eyotshire, in the little town of Unthrang, mischief is brewing. A return visit to this England of Wodehouse and Trollope where wickedness lurks beneath the superb self-confidence of the upper classes. The England of manor house and village church, of country inn and gossip on the green. Escape into another world, another time, enjoy a diverting love story and delight in the company of a fascinating cast of characters: The wild and forceful Mountjoys, whose family have lived at Mountjoy Castle for centuries. Beautiful, musical Justinia, happy (or so she thinks) in her marriage to tricky Digby. Unhappy Sadie, furious with her husband for running away with the milkman. Lucius, harassed by a melancholy wife and rebellious children. Zephania, a mysterious recluse in her manor house. Roxane, who earns her living in an unusual version of an old profession. Into this world of troubled relationships swoops Issur, a visitor from a more ancient world, arriving on his Harley Davison to bring change to the inhabitants of Unthrang - whether they like it or not. Meanwhile, cellist Sylvester and his witchy housekeeper Lily, temporarily resident in Unthrang, revel in all the intrigue and startling events playing out before their eyes. Another witty romantic comedy to entrance and entertain, and leave you smiling.

From fog-bound London to sun-drenched France… 1947. Exasperated by her tyrannical family, Vicky escapes from rationing and austerity Britain and flees to the south of France. But she’s not there just for the glorious food, wine and sunshine: she has an inheritance to claim, and a mystery to solve. Can she find her wartime husband, Philippe d’Icère? Is he alive or dead? A hero or a traitor? An imposter, or a true Frenchman? Do the answers lie in the Languedoc village of St Aphrodise, where danger lurks in the ancient streets? How can she be sure who’s a loyal friend and who a bitter enemy? Vicky seems destined to fail—or will she, in the end, find out the truth about Philippe?

Larry Dunne divides his time between writing bad avant-garde poetry, working in a Bloomsbury bookshop, arguing with his girlfriend Pamela and putting the world to rights in a dive off the Strand named Joe's Club in honour of Stalin. Envious of Pamela and her upper-class friends and especially envious of friend Peter's book, Larry takes off to Hungary to breathe the purer air of an ideal state and bask in universal fellowship. But reality in late 50s Budapest is rather different. He soon finds out that the state runs on envy, paranoia and two-stroke, and wants nothing more than to get back to his cosy world of Bohemian London as quickly as possible. Then a woman is murdered in a neighbouring apartment, and he finds himself under suspicion. Larry realises that if the murderer isn't caught, he could be in Budapest for a very long time.