Bed Of Roses [Paperback]

'A heady mix of sex and satire, Daisy Waugh's brilliant book is an utterly compulsive read.' Reveal 'A sharp eye for detail and a refreshingly black comic streak -- Cold Comfort Farm meets Goodbye Mr Chips?' Literary Review 'A witty tale' Woman's Own PRAISE FOR DAISY WAUGH: 'Sparkling fun.' HEAT 'Full of laugh-out-loud funny bits.' NEW WOMAN 'Possessed of her late father, Auberon's dry wit, and grandfather Evelyn's light comic touch, Daisy Waugh's refreshing tale of a glamorous urbanite's struggle to come to terms with life running a crumbling country-house hotel is a joy. Especially the stabs at egocentric celebrity types.' CHOICE 'A surprisingly witty, romantic read.' COMPANY 'A hilarious, witty comedy of modern manners.' Adele Parks 'A beguiling and very funny novel! a real joy to read.' Publishing News

A fun, feel-good romp through country life from bestselling author Daisy Waugh.
Fanny Flynn is short-tempered, flirtatious, impulsive and restless. When she falls into the job as head teacher of the village primary school in Fiddleford, it feels more like a last resort than another new beginning.

The tiny school is heading for ruin, thanks to the idle deputy head, Robert White, who reads the Guardian and wears socks beneath his open-toed sandals. Unless Fanny can transform it, the school will be closed for ever.

Locked in a feud with one mother, struggling to resist Geraldine and Clive, the pushy London solicitors from the Old Rectory, and Kitty, the predatory children's author, Fanny needs every ounce of her brilliance to survive. However, she's a great teacher, and the villagers all claim to be behind her.

But are they really? Before long, one of them has set fire to the school, her pupils have been led into a mutiny against her and the entire village is at war ...

Fanny is amazed to find she has fallen in love with her village and her new life. Together with Solomon Creasey, an irresistibly attractive but crooked art dealer, she is determined to surprise her critics.

 

 

Daisy Waugh was born in 1967. A journalist and travel writer for many publications, Daisy has worked as an Agony Aunt for The Independent and as a restaurant critic. She also wrote a weekly column from Los Angeles about her attempts to become a Hollywood screenwriter. She has presented for Channel Four's Travelogue show and also contributed to Radio Four's You and Yours. Daisy has had two previous novels published to great critical acclaim, What is the matter with Mary Jane? and in January 2002, The New You Survival Kit. Her travel book about living in Northern Kenya, A Small Town in Africa, was also very well received. She now lives in West London with her husband and two children.