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Muriel's Reign
Author(s): Susanna Johnston (Author)
- Publisher: Arcadia Books Ltd
- Publication Date: October 7, 2010
- Language: English
- Print length: 172 pages
- ISBN-10: 1906413568
- ISBN-13: 9781906413569
Book Description
This deliciously dark comedy about low morals in high places finds Muriel a fish out of water among the British upper crust. Muriel inhabits Manor House, a country estate she inherited from a distant relative, with a motley crew of family, staff, and various hangers on, including her blind brother-in-law, an ex-husband lurking about the squash court, and her feckless son who lives in a nearby barn with his wife and daughter. A return visit from the Queen Mother and Princess Matilda triggers pandemonium as troublesome neighbors plague Muriel for invitations to the manor, her guests engage in lascivious behavior, and the male nanny parades around with an old pram trimmed with felt mice sporting umbrellas and sprayed with mimosa blossom. Rodents run wild and randy donkeys add to the human commotion in this high-spirited romp.
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About the Author
Susanna Johnston is a former features writer for Tatler. Her books include The Picnic Papers (Hutchinson), Five Rehearsals (Chatto), Collecting – The Passionate Pastime (Viking), Parties: A Literary Companion (Macmillan) and, most recently, Late Youth, an anthology celebrating the joys of being over 50, which Arcadia published to great acclaim in 2005.
