Jessica Fellowes Libri

Londra, 1925. Un gruppo di giovani aristocratici, noti per le loro feste in maschera e cacce al tesoro, attira l'attenzione della stampa scandalistica. Tra di loro c'è Nancy Mitford, che decide di invitare la sorella diciassettenne, Pamela, a Londra per stringere nuove amicizie in vista del suo compleanno. Tra gli invitati ci sono Sebastian Atlas, Clara Fisher, e i Curtis: Charlotte e il suo arrogante fratello Adrian, scapolo ambito. Le intenzioni di Nancy si realizzano e molti dei suoi ricchi amici si riuniscono ad Ashtall Manor per partecipare a un ballo in costume e a una caccia al tesoro. Durante la serata, il gruppo si avventura nel cimitero vicino, dove trovano il cadavere di Adrian Curtis, con Dulcie Long, la cameriera di Charlotte, accanto a lui, in preda al terrore. Scotland Yard arresta Dulcie, scoprendo che appartiene a un esclusivo club di ladre, le Quaranta Ladrone, che terrorizzano Londra. Nonostante le prove, Louisa Cannon, dama di compagnia delle Mitford, è l'unica a credere nell'innocenza di Dulcie e, insieme a Pamela e Nancy, decide di indagare sul misterioso omicidio.

È il 1919 e Louisa Cannon sogna di sfuggire a una vita di povertà e, soprattutto, all’opprimente e pericoloso zio, che vorrebbe sanare i propri debiti «offrendo» la nipote a uomini di dubbia reputazione. La salvezza di Louisa è un posto di lavoro presso la famiglia Mitford ad Asthall Manor, nella campagna dell’Oxfordshire. Dopo diverse peripezie Louisa riesce a farsi assumere. Diventerà istitutrice, chaperon e confidente delle sei sorelle Mitford, specialmente della sedicenne Nancy - una giovane donna intelligente e curiosa con un talento particolare per le storie. Ma quando un’infermiera - Florence Nightingale Shore, figlioccia della sua celebre omonima - viene assassinata in pieno giorno su un treno in corsa, Louisa e Nancy si troveranno per caso coinvolte nelle indagini del giovane e timidissimo Guy Sullivan, agente della polizia ferroviaria di Londra, Brighton & South Coast e nei progetti criminali di un assassino che farà di tutto per mantenere segreta la propria identità… Basato sul vero omicidio, rimasto irrisolto, di Florence Nightingale Shore, questo è il primo romanzo di una serie di gialli intitolata I delitti Mitford , ambientata negli anni Venti e Trenta con protagoniste le sei «leggendarie» sorelle Mitford.

"The official companion to all six seasons"--Jacket.

The Chronicles of Downton Abbey, carefully pieced together at the heart and hearth of the ancestral home of the Crawleys, takes readers deeper into the story of every important member of the Downton estate. This new book focuses on each character individually, examining their motivations, their actions, and the inspirations behind them

It's 1941, and the Mitford household is splintered by the vicissitudes of war. To bring the clan together -- maybe for one last time, Deborah invites them to Chatsworth for Christmas, along with a selection of society's most impressive and glamorous guests, as well as old family friend Louisa Cannon, a private detective.

Set amid the legendary Mitford household, The Mitford Murders is a thrilling golden age-style mystery audiobook, based on a real unsolved murder, by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York Times best-selling Downton Abbey books

It's 1924 and there have been many changes in the world of Downton Abbey since we were first welcomed by the family and their servants twelve years ago. A generation of men has been tragically lost at the front, there are once again children breathing new life into the great house, a chauffeur now sits at the Grantham dinner table and hems are up by several inches. Yet despite all of this unsettling upheaval, it is a comfort to find that many things at Downton remain largely unchanged. There are still parties to be thrown, summer fetes to be organised, menus to be planned and farms to be run. Join us, then, as we explore the seasonal events and celebrations of the great estate - Christmas, Easter, the debutante season, the hunt and more - and peer with us through the prism of the house as we learn more about the lives of our favourite characters, the actors who play them, and those who create the world we love so much. Packed full of exclusive new photography and brimming with traditional British recipes for each calendar month, such as Eton mess and sloe gin, this beautiful book takes us on a fascinating journey through a year in the life of Downton Abbey.

'Come war and peace Downton still stands and the Crawleys are still in it.' Downton Abbey is loved the world over for its fabulous costumes, beautiful scenery, wonderful characters and intricate plot lines, but what keeps millions of us coming back time after time is the stellar quality of the writing. With each stroke of his pen Julian Fellowes seems to gift us with a cuttingly dry quip from the Dowager Countess, a perfectly timed word of wisdom from Mrs Patmore or a touchingly nostalgic pronouncement from Carson. Here in the The Wit and Wisdom of Downton Abbey, Jessica Fellowes has gathered together her favourite quotes from the complete Downton Abbey oeuvre to take each of us back to the most memorable moments from the show and ensure we are armed with the very best ripostes should we ever need to chastise an impertinent lady's maid.

"The World of Downton Abbey" is a lavish look at the real world--both the secret history and the behind-the-scenes drama--of the spellbinding Masterpiece TV series, "Downtown Abbey."

The newly married and most beautiful of the Mitford sisters, Diana, hot-steps around Europe with her husband and fortune heir Bryan Guinness, accompanied by maid Louisa Cannon, as well as some of the most famous and glamorous luminaries of the era. But murder soon follows, and with it, a darkness grows in Diana's heart...

The latest novel in the highly acclaimed Mitford Murders series is inspired by real events and is perfect reading for Agatha Christie fans dying for a new mystery.

In the final, sixth whodunnit in the much-acclaimed The Mitford Murders series, Deborah Devonshire hosts a party at Chatsworth at which a murder is revealed . . .

The fourth book in the hit The Mitford Murders series by hit international author Jessica Fellowes sees trouble follow Unity Mitford into the family's life

An unsettling, gripping and original novel by Jessica Fellowes, author of the Mitford Murders series, telling the story of a toxic friendship

Jste tu včas, nebo jdete pozdě? Očekávají vás sluhové, nebo jste tu, abyste se k nim připojili? Kniha o Panství Downton dokonale vykresluje svět elegance i dekadence, svět povinnosti, poslušnosti, svět romantiky a rivality. Tato kniha plná pestrých historických detailů zavede příznivce seriálu do samého víru událostí. Vstupte do tajemného domu uprostřed velkého a nádherného parku. Působí dojmem tak nezpochybnitelné jistoty, až se zdá, že způsob života, který obraz nastiňuje, bude trvat dalších tisíc let… ale nebude.

Downton Abbey entführt in eine Welt voller Eleganz und Dekadenz, voller Pflichterfüllung und Gehorsam, aber auch voller Romantik und Rivalitäten. Schauen Sie hinter die Kullissen einer Welt, die Ihnen bislang verborgen war. Das offizielle Begleitbuch zur Serie ist aufwendig gestaltet und reich an historischen Hintergründen, an Informationen zu Figuren und ihren Darstellern, ihren Kostümen und den strengen Gesellschaftsregeln der damaligen Zeit. Entdecken Sie die wahren Geschichten hinter den Tragödien, Intrigen und Geheimnissen von Downton Abbey.

Es ist ihr großer Tag: Pamela Mitford wird 18. Doch die Party endet in einer Tragödie, als der charismatische Adrian vom Kirchturm auf dem Anwesen der Mitfords in den Tod stürzt. Die Polizei hält das Dienstmädchen Dulcie für die Täterin. Louisa Cannon, Anstandsdame und Vertraute der Mitford-Schwestern, hält ihre langjährige Freundin allerdings für unschuldig. Aber welcher Gast wurde dann an diesem Abend zum Mörder?

Tödliche Flitterwochen – wer trachtet dem jungen Glück nach dem Leben? Januar 1929: Die Golden Twenties neigen sich langsam ihrem Ende, doch für Diana Mitford, die dritte der legendären Schwestern, geht es jetzt erst so richtig los. Sie heiratet den Brauerei-Erben Bryan Guinness und geht mit ihm auf eine Hochzeitsreise durch ganz Europa. Begleitet wird sie von Louisa Cannon, ihrem ehemaligen Kindermädchen, und einer Entourage von Freunden und Bekannten, die zur Londoner Highsociety gehören. Ihre erste Station: Paris, die Stadt der Liebe. Doch dort stirbt einer ihrer Begleiter unter merkwürdigen Umständen. Im fernen London vermutet Guy Sullivan, dass es sich um Mord handelt und beginnt zu ermitteln, während die Gruppe weiterreist nach Venedig. Ist unter ihnen etwa ein Mörder? Schwebt Diana in Gefahr?

Das offizielle Buch zur erfolgreichen TV-Serie! (Staffeln 1-3) Eine sich ändernde Welt stellt die Bewohner von Downton Abbey vor viele neue Herausforderungen. Konflikte, Intrigen und Rivalitäten sind an der Tagesordnung. Lernen Sie alles über das Leben der Crawleys, ihrer Bediensteten, Freunde und Gäste. Gewinnen Sie tiefe Einblicke in die faszinierende Welt von Downton Abbey und die Hoffnungen und Ängste seiner Protagonisten Mary, Sybil, Lord Grantham, John Bates und Co.