So wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious. Plum Sykes is in a class of her own when it comes to peeling back the layers of status paranoia amongst the poshest of the posh as she delivers a delectable tale that you never want to end.'' Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians * If you think the English countryside is all green wellies, muddy Land Rovers and grey-haired ladies in tweed, then you''ve never visited ''The Bottoms.'' Welcome to the rose-strewn county of Oxfordshire, and the tony Cotswold villages of Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom, recently annexed by a glittering new breed of female: the Country Princess. Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to The Old Coach House to teach her husband Bryan a lesson. But things don''t go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcee who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, is refusing Tata''s overtures at friendship; Tata''s best friends, Sophie Thompson and Fernanda Ovington-Williams, are distracted by their own heartache, and the posh Pennybacker-Hoare sisters are plotting to prevent Tata regaining her crown as Queen of the Bottoms. Worst of all, Ian has nowhere to store his collection of vintage Gucci loafers. Will Tata ever return to the comforts of the Manor? Will Selby find her Prince Charming? Will the Pennybacker-Hoares prevail? With the help of a pig farmer-ess moonlighting as a Personal Assistant, a male model moonlighting as a stable hand and a London barrister moonlighting as a gentleman farmer, can Ian restore harmony to The Bottoms? ''A fabulous and funny bucolic romp - Plum Sykes does it again.'' Hannah Rothschild, author of The Improbability of Love ''Wives Like Us may be set in the most gorgeous English manor house, but I''d happily sleep in the shed if it meant I could tag along with these marvelous characters - Tata, Minty, and their chic and crafty butler.'' Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street ''Delightful'' Vogue ''I absolutely adored Wives Like Us , I thought it was so fun and funny, a romp and a riot - and a glorious dollop of much needed escapism.'' Daisy Buchanan ''A stiletto-sharp look at the glamorous end of the Cotswolds. I loved it!'' Katie Fforde>...

Vorwort
Take one grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcee, three rich wives, two tycoons, a pair of miniature sausage dogs and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly funny Wives Like Us, the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of Bergdorf Blondes, Plum Sykes

Autorentext

PLUM SYKES was born in London and educated at Oxford. The author of the novels Bergdorf Blondes, The Debutante Divorcée, and Party Girls Die in Pearls, and the Kindle Single memoir Oxford Girl, she is a contributing editor at American Vogue, where she writes about fashion, society, and Hollywood. She has also written for Vanity Fair. She lives in the English countryside with her family.

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One grand English country house, one American divorcee, three rich wives, two business tycoons, a pair of miniature sausage dogs and one butler... what could possibly go wrong? If you think the English countryside is all green wellies, muddy Land Rovers, and grey-haired ladies in tweed, then you've never visited The Bottoms. These tiny, rose-strewn Cotswold villages (Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom and Monkton Bottom) are home to a glittering new country crowd. Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler, Ian Palmer, in tow, decamping to The Old Coach House to teach her husband, Bryan, a lesson. Ian knows the only way to restore order to his - and Tata's - life is to get his employers back together. But nothing goes to plan. Bryan disappears with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door - Great Bottom Park - is refusing Tata's overtures at friendship; Tata's best friends are distracted by their own problems; and worst of all, Ian simply cannot find the space at The Old Coach House for his collection of vintage Gucci loafers. Tata just wants her husband to see the error of his ways so she can go back home. Selby just wants to believe in love again. And Ian? Ian wants his walk-in wardrobe back. With the help of a pig farmer, a stable hand, a barrister and a bikini influencer (and many more besides) can Ian restore harmony to The Bottoms? Praise for Plum Sykes' previous novels: 'Deliciously moreish' Daily Mail 'Thoroughly fabulous' Vogue 'A total hoot' The Sunday Times 'Sykes has a distinctive, wily and well-deployed comic voice' New York Times 'Savagely funny' Observer 'Glam and lively' Heat 'You'll have a blast' Red

Zusammenfassung
'So wickedly smart, so effortless, so chic and hilarious. Plum Sykes is in a class of her own when it comes to peeling back the layers of status paranoia amongst the poshest of the posh as she delivers a delectable tale that you never want to end.' Kevin Kwan, author of Crazy Rich Asians * Take a grand English country house, one (heartbroken) American divorcée, three rich wives, two tycoons, and one (bereaved) butler; put them all into the blender and out comes the impossibly funny Wives Like Us. Welcome to the rose-strewn county of Oxfordshire and the Cotswold villages of Little Bottom, Middle Bottom, Great Bottom, and Monkton Bottom, recently annexed by a glittering new breed of female: the Country Princess. Following a ghastly row about a missing suite of diamonds, Tata Hawkins has flounced out of Monkton Bottom Manor with her daughter, Minty, and Executive Butler Ian Palmer in tow, decamping to the Old Coach House to teach her husband, Bryan, a lesson. But things don't go to plan: Bryan disappears to Venice with a bikini designer; Selby Fairfax, the glamorous American divorcée who has inherited the beautiful estate next door, refuses Tata's neighborly overtures; and Tata's very best friends, Fernanda Ovington-Williams and Sophie Thompson, are distracted by their own heartaches. Worst of all, Ian has nowhere to store his collection of vintage Gucci loafers. With the help of a pig farmeress moonlighting as a personal assistant, a male model moonlighting as a stable hand, and a London barrister moonlighting as a gentleman farmer, can Ian restore harmony to the Bottoms? 'The brilliantly satirical new novel that's got the Cotswolds smart set buzzing with speculation.it may finally be time for Jilly [Cooper] to make way for a new chronicler of Cotswolds life' Daily Mail 'A fabulous and funny bucolic romp - Plum Sykes does it again.' Hannah Rothschild, author of The Improbability of Love *'Wives Like Us may be set in the most gorgeous English manor house, but I'd happily sleep in the shed if it meant I could tag along with these marvelous characters - Tata, Minty, and their chic and crafty butler.'* Jenny Jackson, author of Pineapple Street 'Delightful' Vogue 'I absolutely adored Wives Like Us, I thought it was so fun and funny, a romp and a riot - and a glorious dollop of much needed escapism.' Daisy Buchanan 'A stiletto-sharp look at the glamorous end of the Cotswolds. I loved it!' Katie Fforde 'Wickedly funny' Citizen Femme 'A comedy of manners with an emphasis on the comedy' Town & Country Readers are loving *Wives Like Us: 'I devoured this in one day' * 'Gloriously good fun' * 'Absolutely delightful' * 'A perfect summer read' *