Parvenu by Karen Roy (English) Paperback Book

Description: Parvenu by Karen Roy Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Reclusive aristocrat Lady Camilla Davenport lives in the faded grandeur of Hetsoe House, the family seat. Left with the crippling debts of her late American husband, and mourning the death of their son in the 1960s, when the young family lived in the United States for a short time, her days are dominated by a long-term mental illness.Her daughter, Lady Hattie-depleted and embittered from her role as sole carer for her mother-has defected to London to reinvent herself, and is in an unhappy marriage with a stockbroker who shuns his working class background. But when her child displays signs of autism and is bullied at school, she seeks refuge for the boy back at home. A close bond between grandmother and child baffles Hattie, as does a hint from a member of staff that she does not know the full story of her brothers death.Danny is shocked to discover that his wife is a titled heiress, sees the potential of the estate and sets about manipulating his eccentric mother in law into relinquishing control.The two women must work to reach a peaceable truce for the sake of the child. Now a parent herself, Hattie sees her mother through new eyes, and a rapprochement between them seems possible. Hattie uncovers the events that led to Lady Camillas mental breakdown on her return from America: a secret that saw her caught up in a generation of mothers there who were cruelly blamed and labelled when they sought medical help and reassurance; a secret that fractured the Davenport family and the mother-daughter bond for thirty years.Parvenu compares the stigma attached to mental health difficulties by a previous generation with the relative openness of today: overplucked eyebrows, secrecy, blame and shame, versus happy pills, de rigueur counselling and todays understanding of genetics. Details ISBN 1477664114 ISBN-13 9781477664117 Title Parvenu Author Karen Roy Format Paperback Year 2012 Pages 206 Publisher Createspace Independent Publishing Platform GE_Item_ID:130583769; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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