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The St. Zita Society: A Novel

The St. Zita Society: A Novel
- Used Book in Good Condition
INCLUDES AN EXCERPT OF RENDELLâ€™S FINAL NOVEL, DARK CORNERS

This captivating novel about residents and servants on one block of a posh London street is a â€œsex comedy and a social satire, of the â€˜Upstairs Downstairsâ€™ variety, with a few murders mixed in for our added delightâ€ (The Washington Post Book World).

Life on Hexam Place appears orderly on the outside: drivers take their employers to and from work, dogs are walked, flowers are planted in gardens. But beneath this tranquil veneer, this quintessentially London world of servants and their masters is set to combust. Henry, the handsome valet to Lord Studley, is sleeping with both the Lordâ€™s wife and his university-age daughter. Montserrat, the Still familyâ€™s lazy au pair, assists Mrs. Still in keeping secret her illicit affair with a television actorâ€”in exchange for pocket cash. June, the haughty housekeeper to a princess of dubious origin, tries to enlist her fellow house-helpers into a â€œsocietyâ€ to address complaints about their employers. Meanwhile, Dex, the disturbed gardener to several families on the block, thinks a voice on his cell phone is giving him godlike instructionsâ€”commands that could imperil the lives of all those in Hexam Place.
Country USA
Brand SCRIBNER
Manufacturer Scribner
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2013-08-06
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781451666694

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