Byline: NILIMA DEY SARKER
Alexa MacDonald has done everything in her power (including changing her name) to conceal her humble socio-economic background from high society. Her ambitious eyes have always been on one prize - marriage to a man with money and aristocracy. Polly Stevenson, meanwhile, is recovering from a broken heart. A student of archaeology at Oxford University, beautiful and good-natured, Polly is a sharp contrast to her scheming, selfish schoolmate Alexa.This is a rich portrayal of English family life throughout this tumultuous century, told by an acutely observant writer.BEN MAJOR Marrying Up by Wendy Holden is published in hardback by Headline Review, priced pounds 12.99. Available July 21.The weekend has profound effects on the inhabitants of the house, especially George's sister Daphne, and the story follows its repercussions throughout the 20th Century.NILIMA DEY SARKERThe Stranger's Child by Alan Hollinghurst is published in hardback by Picador, priced pounds 20. Available now.The three young women see their paths cross which leads them to Maxim, the Crown Prince of Sedona. But the noble royal has his heart set for one girl...Set amid the pomp and circumstance of England's high society, the novel begins with a visit by the aristocratic young poet Cecil Valance to his friend - and secret lover - George, at his home.Writer of the 2004 Man Booker prize-winning novel The Lines Of Beauty, Alan Hollinghurst returns with his fifth book The Stranger's Child.A chance encounter (powered by a conniving mind) leads Alexa to glamorous but nave socialite Lady Florence, whose title and connections could open grand doors to the rich and the famous.
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