{"product_id":"snobs-paperback-1","title":"Snobs - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJulian Fellowes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Fellowes, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e creator of the Emmy-Award winning TV series \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e established himself as an irresistible storyteller and a deliciously witty chronicler of modern manners in his first novel, Snobs, a wickedly astute portrait of the intersecting worlds of aristocrats and actors.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The English, of all classes as it happens, are addicted to exclusivity. Leave three Englishmen in a room and they will invent a rule that prevents a fourth joining them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The best comedies of manners are often deceptively simple, seamlessly blending social critique with character and story. In his superbly observed first novel, Julian Fellowes, winner of an Academy Award for his original screenplay of Gosford Park, brings us an insider's look at a contemporary England that is still not as classless as is popularly supposed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edith Lavery, an English blonde with large eyes and nice manners, is the daughter of a moderately successful accountant and his social-climbing wife. While visiting his parents' stately home as a paying guest, Edith meets Charles, Earl of Broughton, and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, who runs the family estates in East Sussex and Norfolk. To the gossip columns he is one of the most eligible young aristocrats around. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e When he proposes. Edith accepts. But is she really in love with Charles? Or with his title, his position, and all that goes with it? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One inescapable part of life at Broughton Hall is Charles's mother, the shrewd Lady Uckfield, known to her friends as Googie and described by the narrator---an actor who moves comfortably among the upper classes while chronicling their foibles---as the most socially expert individual I have ever known at all well. She combined a watchmaker's eye for detail with a madam's knowledge of the world. Lady Uckfield is convinced that Edith is more interested in becoming a countess than in being a good wife to her son. And when a television company, complete with a gorgeous leading man, descends on Broughton Hall to film a period drama, Googie's worst fears seem fully justified.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJulian Fellowes\u003c\/b\u003e is the Emmy Award-winning writer and creator of \u003ci\u003eDownton Abbey \u003c\/i\u003eand the winner of the 2001 Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay for \u003ci\u003eGosford Park. \u003c\/i\u003eHe also wrote the screenplays for \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Young Victoria.\u003c\/i\u003eHe is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eSnobs \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePast Imperfect. \u003c\/i\u003eHis other works include \u003ci\u003eThe Curious Adventure of the Abandoned Toys \u003c\/i\u003eand the book for the Disney stage musical of \u003ci\u003eMary Poppins. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs an actor, his roles include Lord Kilwillie in the BBC Television series \u003ci\u003eMonarch of Glen\u003c\/i\u003e and the 2nd Duke of Richmond in \u003ci\u003eAristocrats, \u003c\/i\u003e as well as appearances in the films \u003ci\u003eShadowlands, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eDamage, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eTomorrow Never Dies.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHe lives in London and Dorset, England.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 x 8.25 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 08, 2012\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47239947813113,"sku":"9781250020369","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/MXNneEdZRGgyWER2S2F4YlYyUWloUT09_e97d030b-f2a8-4d14-be76-54e854321f69.webp?v=1768565845","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/snobs-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}