{"product_id":"9781408888537","title":"Wives Like Us: The perfect holiday read","description":"Author: Sykes, Plum\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781408888537\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 14 Oct 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 368 Format: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Outrageously Jilly Cooperesque' \u003ci\u003eSunday Times Style\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eReaders love \u003ci\u003eWives Like Us...\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'I devoured this in one day' *****\u003cbr\u003e'Gloriously good fun' *****\u003cbr\u003e'Absolutely delightful' *****\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eNo one knows better than Ian Palmer     Executive Butler     that social position is everything in the rose-strewn Cotswolds.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eSo when his boss, Tata Hawkins, flounces out of her (new-build) manor house after a row with husband Bryan, Ian is alarmed- for one thing, if Tata is on the social slide downwards, that means he is too; for another, he's lost his home and has nowhere to store his prized collection of vintage Gucci loafers; even worse, a vacuum among the Country Princess set has opened up for a new Queen Bee.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWith the old-money Pennybacker-Hoare sisters plotting to rid 'their' county of Tata and her ilk, a bikini influencer on the prowl for a husband just like Mr. Hawkins, a glamorous American divorcee threatening to steal Tata's crown, and the heiress-next-door threatening to steal Ian, the Cotswolds are in chaos.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCan Ian restore Tata's country crown and reinstate her to the comforts of the Manor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A forensically well-observed narrative . . . a shiny satirette of country living where everyone is unmuddied but filthy rich.' \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e'It may finally be time for Jilly (Cooper) to make way for a new chronicler of Cotswolds life.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46643227525278,"sku":"UBD-9781408888537","price":22.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781408888537.jpg?v=1774484741","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781408888537","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}