The manservant - Michael Harwood

In this bitingly witty, saucy, acutely observed debut novel, Michael
Harwood pulls back the damask drapes to reveal life among the modern
aristocracy--upstairs, downstairs, and occasionally, behind stairs...


Anthony
Gowers assists guests at a high-end London hotel with the kind of
requests that can't be filled from a room-service menu. His reward:
lavish tips and a closet full of cashmere. Then a client's after-hours
entertainment ends in a tabloid scandal, and Anthony quickly becomes the
city's best-dressed unemployed person.
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In desperation,
Anthony takes a position in the countryside as personal butler to Lord
Shanderson. As a former Royal footman, Anthony is well versed in the
peerage's peculiar ways. But Castle Beadale conceals an abundance of
intrigue behind its stately doors. On the surface, Lord Shanderson is a
model English gentleman--with a few personal interests that Anthony is
sure the absent Lady Shanderson knows nothing about. But when the
horrendously high-maintenance Lady Shanderson returns, tempers will
flare, secrets will be exposed, and Anthony must decide whether the
perks of privilege he's enjoyed are worth the price he's compelled to
pay.
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