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Description:
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a woman with a name like Prudence Higginbottom must be in need of a good shagging.
Prudence Higginbottom’s youth was marred by the cruel taunts she endured over her unfortunate name, but at the age of twenty-six she has managed to rise above it all to become the part-owner of a café and catering business with her parents and three sisters in the small town of Merryton. When the Higginbottom family are hired to cater the opening function for a new business that has just relocated from London, Prue is excited as everyone else, especially when she discovers that the two company directors, Charles Bradley and William Darling, are handsome and single.
Her excitement, however, is short-lived. The first time she encounters William Darling at the company’s opening party he mocks her name and insults her appearance. She then overhears a conversation in which he expresses some very unsavoury opinions about immigration. It becomes her mission to expose him for the prejudiced, narrow-minded man that he is and prevent him from fermenting racial intolerance in her town.
Things become complicated when Prue discovers that she is not immune from prejudice herself, and William Darling behaves in ways that seem completely out of character for him. Through a series of misunderstandings and embarrassing drunken outbursts Prue and William finally get to know one another and realise that first impressions can be very misleading indeed.
Product Details:
Another freebie Kindle download for me. At the time of writing this post it is listed as 77p, and you can get it HERE, or by clicking the large title above the cover image photograph.
Novella/short story - 60 pages
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Summary:
An interesting, if short, take on the Jane Austen Pride & Prejudice concept.
The characters were interesting, and the writing of a good enough quality that they were believable.
Strong male and female leads. The Mother as a support character was well written, especially the scene at the party.l
There's humour sprinkled throughout this entertaining contemporary read, and I wouldn't hesitate to give it 5 stars.
Hugs
Kay
