Delicious Gossip

We can surely say with Mrs Smith of Jane Austen’s Persuasion that we crave “delicious gossip.” In these three tales, there is something that brings the interconnected protagonists to the attention of the ton ’s gossips. The pursuit of the famous singer Miss Elizabeth Stark by the war hero Hugo Finstrop, Earl of Firstonbridge gives people something to talk about in “”The Musician.”” When Lord Robert Handwick wagers that he can bring the antidote Miss Gwenyth Spencer into fashion, tongues are soon wagging that he is grooming her to be his wife in “”Protégé.”” When Lynton Stark, Viscount St Clair and Lady Harold Ellison embark on “”The Affair,”” they do everything they can to keep it a secret, but when the couple falls in love as well as lust, it seems no time at all before rumours start. —- ISBN: 9798883435958