Margery Sharp
Cluny Brown: A Novel Paperback Book
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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 Englands 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 migr writer friend, is certain the country is once again on the brink of war. Then theres Andrews beautiful fiance 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
Binding: Paperback;254 pages; Publisher: Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe; Classification: N/A; Weight: 414.38 g; Dimensions: N/A
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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 Englands 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 migr writer friend, is certain the country is once again on the brink of war. Then theres Andrews beautiful fiance 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
Binding: Paperback;254 pages; Publisher: Chicago Review Press Inc DBA Indepe; Classification: N/A; Weight: 414.38 g; Dimensions: N/A
Extended returns Orders placed after 29th October 2026 can be returned until 5th January 2027
Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back. When you purchase Debenhams Deliver+, you will have an extra 14 days on top of our standard 21-day window to initate a return.
Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.
Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.
Click here to view our full Returns Policy.
Margery Sharp
Cluny Brown: A Novel Paperback Book
“Refund was approved and back in my account the same day.” - Deliver+ customer
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