A fiendishly funny tale of swopping SW7 for rural heaven

Cash-strapped Rosie and her boyfriend Mark are city folk longing for a country cottage. Rampantly nouveaux-riches Samantha and Guy are also searching for rustic bliss - a mansion complete with mile-long drive and hot and cold running gardeners. The village of Eight Mile Bottom seems quiet enough, despite a nosy postman, a reclusive rock star, a glamorous Bond Girl and a ghost with a knife in its back. But there are unexpected thrills in the hills. The local siren seduces Guy while mysterious millionaire makes Rosie an offer she can't refuse. But should she?

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'Holden combines subtle observation on the disparity between romanticised and real
rural life with deliciously brash humour' The Times

"Pacy pastiche of city dwellers "gone country"...packed with puns... Holden has produced an entertaining novel, bursting with a large cast of Diblyesque characters, which will no doubt delight fans of her two previous books" - Daily Mail

"Clever, naughty and basically affectionate and good-natured.... a comic romp engineered with aplomb and dash... will have fans glued" - Sunday Times

"A very modern romantic comedy... her cultural references are spot-on... an amusing romp through village life" - Mail on Sunday

"'Wendy Holden is an expert at writing tongue-in-cheek humour for the modern woman' Good Reading, March 2005" - Good Reading

"'Wickedly funny comedy of manners: oddballs, hilarious one-liners, and some very bad puns' Kirkus Reviews" - Kirkus Reviews

"'Devilish humour, more puns than you can shake a stick at and sharp satirical prose. This riotous romp will not fail to entertain' OK magazine" - OK magazine