Polly Hampton has long been groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, Lady Montdore.
Featuring an introduction by Flora Fraser..
When an elderly duke begins pursuing the disgraced Polly and a callow potential heir curries favor with her parents, nothing goes as expected, but in the end all find happiness in their own unconventional ways.
The apparently aloof and indifferent Polly has a long-held secret, however, one that leads to the shattering of her mother\'s dreams and her own disinheritance.
Having just come from India, where her father served as Viceroy, she claims to have hoped that society in a colder Climate would be less obsessed with Love affairs.
But Polly, with her stunning good looks and impeccable connections, is bored by the monotony of her glittering debut season in London.
Polly Hampton has long been groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, the fearsome and ambitious Lady Montdore.
A sparkling romantic comedy that vividly evokes the lost glamour of aristocratic life in England between the wars.
Includes an Introduction by the author of Pauline Bonaparte: Venus of Empire.
The apparently indifferent Polly has a long-held secret, however, that leads to a scandalous elopement and her own disinheritance.
But Polly is bored by the monotony of her glittering debut season in London.
Polly Hampton has long been groomed for the perfect marriage by her mother, Lady Montdore
