< div> < div> < div> < div> < div> < div> From one of the sharpest observers of the modern scene, comes this witty, intelligent, and irresistible novel in the tradition of < i> Gosford< /i> < i> < /i> < i> Park< /i> and < i> Snobs.& nbsp; < /i> < br> < i> & nbsp; < /i> < br> A man of wealth and privilege, Anthony Anscombe has everything he could ever want: an exquisite family estate, enviable social standing, and a desirable inheritance.& nbsp; But with all of his money and privilege, Anthony still has an aching desire for one thing: the perfect match.& nbsp; Running headlong into marriage is Anthony& #8217; s forte& #8230; and his greatest weakness.& nbsp; < /div> < div> & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; As Anthony surveys Winchford Priory, his beautiful Elizabethan house in the English countryside, Anthony has the distinct feeling that he& #8217; s under siege. And he& #8217; s absolutely right. He may be surrounded by his sprawling estate, but lurking in the village are more than one or two reminders of his complicated past, including three ex-wives, a mistress, and a legion of children and stepchildren, all dependent on him and all determined to do whatever it takes to get what they want.< br> & nbsp; < br> < b> & nbsp; < /b> < br> < b> Meet the wives< /b> < br> & nbsp; < br> Amanda: the ravishing first wife.& nbsp; Unpredictable and mesmerizing, she dared Anthony to fall in love with her, and he took her up on the challenge.& nbsp; Anthony was head over heels from the first night they danced on the rooftop of his family home.& nbsp; Of course, the free-spirited Amanda was never cut out for country life, but young love is blind.& nbsp; < br> < br> Sandra: the steadfast second wife.& nbsp; Sturdy, dependable and domesticated, Sandra pulled Anthony back from the compelling chaos that surrounded his first wife. Sandra had plans to turn Anthony& #8217; s estate into a proper family home, until a stunning secret forced her to make a life-altering decision.< br> < br> Dita: the snobbish third wife. A true force of nature, Dita was smart, tough, rapaciously social and high-maintenance.& nbsp; She enthusiastically stormed through Anthony's life, organizing and rearranging, and rubbing plenty of people the wrong way, particularly the previous Mrs. Anscombes and their children.< br> & nbsp; < br> With the entire cast of his life roosting in the village, it's no wonder Anthony doesn't have a minute's peace & nbsp; Adding to the crazy mix is the mistress, Nora, a new age hippy and acupuncturist, whom Anthony seduced with disastrous consequences. < br> & nbsp; < br> < i> A Much Married Man < /i> is a wickedly funny social satire with memorable characters that will stay with readers long after the final page.& nbsp; Like a modern day Edith Wharton or Anthony Trollope, Nicholas Coleridge delivers a sensational glimpse inside the salacious world of the upper classes.< /div> < /div> < /div> < /div> < /div> < /div>

In this well-informed comedy of stiff-upper-lip manners, Britain's moneyed upper crust comes in for a slapstick razzing in this tenth book from the author of "Godchildren" and "Streetsmart."