Widowed Lady Fortescue has fallen upon hard times as have others of the aristocracy in the Regency Period in England (early 1800s). In desperation she steals a pair of silver candlesticks from her nephew but gets caught leaving the nephew to think her getting senile. A chance meeting of Colonel Sandhurst, who collapses from hunger in front of her begins an ingenious enterprise. The pair gather others in the same difficult straits and they open a hotel named "The Poor Relation" in Lady Fortescue's large home. The hotel becomes a success much to the consternation of the snooty relatives of the owner/managers. Romance blossoms, disaster strikes and they all live happily ever after . . . or at least to be in further books in the series. A fun, light read from the author of the Hamish MacBeth and Agatha Raisin Mysteries.
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