After the snow
After the Snow is the untold story of nobility during the swinging sixties. Christmas morning, 1969. Eleven year old Esme Lonsdale is opening her stocking. Its contents are thoughtless and wrapped in a bizarre concoction of birthday paper and wet towels, yet Esme is filled with wonder that Father Christmas could have been so ingenious. In reality, Father Christmas is Diana, Esme's mother, a woman wracked with manic depression, an embarrassing ailment to which her husband, Colin, turns a blind eye. So when Diana goes missing in the snow, only Esme and a close family friend, the Duke of Cluny, are worried. But Diana is soon found in the stables, happily drunk and rescued from the blizzard by Jimmy, the irreverent stableboy. By Boxing Day morning, life changes forever for little Esme, when Colin discovers his wife in a passionate embrace with the Duke. And as the family are dragged home in a mess of tears and rage, it's clear that the affair is only the first skeleton to come tumbling out of the closet...
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- ISBN: 9780008219635
- Physical Description 312 pages ; 25 cm
- Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2017.
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After the Snow
'Thoughtful and dark' The Times Magazine 'Captivating' Woman & Home 'Beautifully written' Hello! Strictly Come Dancing contestant 2018 ** The #1 eBook bestseller! ** Christmas morning, 1969. All eleven-year-old Esme Munroe wants for Christmas is for her mother to be on one of her 'good' days - and, secretly, for a velvet riding hat. So when she finds an assortment of wet towels and dirty plates in her stocking, she's just relieved Father Christmas remembered to stop at The Lodge this year. But later that day Esme's mother disappears in the heavy snow. Even more mysteriously, only the Earl of Culcairn seems to know where she might have gone. Torn between protecting her mother and uncovering the secrets tumbling out of Culcairn Castle's ornate closets, Esme realises that life will never be the same again after the snow... Susannah Constantine provides a rare glimpse into the secret lives of the scandalous upper classes. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and The Crown 'A modern day Nancy Mitford.' Sir Elton John 'Fans of Downton Abbey will love this.' Davina McCall What readers are saying about After the Snow: 'Beautifully written' 'I didn't want the story to end' 'Loved it!' 'Read it over the Christmas holidays. Perfect' 'I adored this wonderful story' 'Cleverly written' 'Wonderfully nostalgic' 'Insightful, exciting and poignant' 'Perfect with a glass of wine and a roaring log fire'
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