Lady Fortescue Steps Out (Poor Relation, #1)

by M.C. Beaton

Davina Porter (Narrator)

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The first book in M.C. Beaton's charming Poor Relation series.

What do you do if you are of noble stock, but impoverished, and living in London with a certain style to maintain?

One has to work... but One's relatives will be appalled when One turns One's hand to trade - and opens a hotel, The Poor Relation, offering employment to others of the same social standing and in the same awkward situation. This is precisely what Mrs Fortescue decides upon and, together with friend Colonel Sandhurst, transforms her decrepit Bond Street home into a posh hotel, offering guests the pleasure of being waited upon by the nobility.

So with the help of other down-and-out aristocrats they do just that - and London's newest, and most fashionable! - hotel is born... much to the dismay of the Duke of Rowcester, Lady Fortescue's nephew, who is convinced his aunt's foray into trade will denigrate the illustrious family name!

'Romance fans are in for a treat' - Booklist

'[M. C. Beaton] is the best of the Regency writers' - Kirkus Reviews

  • ISBN10 178033317X
  • ISBN13 9781780333175
  • Publish Date 15 August 2013 (first published 1 May 2012)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Out of Print 5 March 2021
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
  • Imprint Constable
  • Format Paperback (A-Format (178x111 mm))
  • Pages 192
  • Language English