Cluny Brown

Name: Cluny Brown
Author: Margery Sharp
ISBN: 9781504034258

by Margery Sharp

270 pages2016Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.ISBN 9781504034258

FictionRomanceRomantic ComedyHistorical20th Century

About this book

An unconventional parlor maid upends the lives of an aristocratic family in prewar England Cluny Brown refuses to know her place in society. Last week, she took herself to tea at the Ritz. Then she spent almost an entire day in bed eating oranges. So, to teach her discipline, her uncle, a plumber who has raised the orphaned girl since she was a baby, sends her into service as a parlor maid at one of England's stately manor houses. At Friars Carmel in Devonshire, Cluny meets her employers: Sir Henry, the quintessential country squire, and Lady Carmel, who oversees the management of her home with unruffled calm. Their son, Andrew, newly returned from abroad with a Polish émigré writer friend, is certain the country is once again on the brink of war. Then there's Andrew's beautiful fiancée and the priggish town pharmacist. While everyone around her struggles to keep pace with a rapidly changing world, Cluny continues to be Cluny, transforming those around her with her infectious zest for life. "An entertaining story of England just before the war . . . Top drawer reading." — Kirkus Reviews

Publication Details

Publisher: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
Published: 2016
Pages: 270
ISBN: 9781504034258
Language: en

About Margery Sharp

Margery Sharp was born Salisbury, Wiltshire. She attended Chiswick House High School in Malta in 1912-1913, and Streatham Hill High School 1914-1923. In 1925 she went to Bedford College, earning a general arts degree and then a BA in French. She studied art for one year at Westminster Art School. After school she became a full-time writer, writing short stories and working on a novel. In 1938 she married Major Geoffrey Castle, an aeronautical engineer. During World War II she served as an Army Education Lecturer, travelling and lecturing and continuing to write. She produced 26 novels for adults, 14 stories for children, 4 plays, 2 mysteries, and many short stories. Her most famous work is The Rescuers series about a mouse named Miss Bianca, which was adapted in two animated feature films, The Rescuers and The Rescuers Down Under. ========== The Rescuers original book series list: 1. The Rescuers 1959 (quite different from the movie) 2. Miss Bianca 1962 3. The Turret 1963 4. Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines 1967 5. Miss Bianca in the Orient 1970 6. Miss Bianca in the Antarctic 1971 7. Miss Bianca and the Bridesmaid 1972 8. Bernard the Brave 1977 9. Bernard into Battle 1978 (reviewer's note: violence, not recommended for small children) Novelizations of the Disney movies, The Rescuers (1977) and The Rescuers Down Under (1990) are also available.