The Secret Countess

The Secret Countess

by EvaIbbotson (Author)

Synopsis

Anna, a young countess, has lived in the glittering city of St Petersburg all her life in an ice-blue palace overlooking the River Neva. But when revolution tears Russia apart, her now-penniless family is forced to flee to England. Armed with an out-of-date book on housekeeping, Anna determines to become a housemaid and she finds work at the Earl of Westerholme's crumbling but magnificent mansion. The staff and the family are sure there is something not quite right about their new maid -- but she soon wins them over with her warmth and dedication. Then the young Earl returns home from the war -- and Anna falls hopelessly in love. But they can never be together: Rupert is engaged to the snobbish and awful Muriel -- and anyway, Anna is only a servant. Or so everybody thinks ...

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Format: Unabridged
Pages: 352
Edition: Unabridged
Publisher: Macmillan
Published: 01 Jun 2007

ISBN 10: 0230014860
ISBN 13: 9780230014862
Children’s book age: 12+ Years

Author Bio
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna, but when the Nazis came to power her family fled to England and she was sent to boarding school. She became a writer while bringing up her four children, and her bestselling novels have been published around the world. Her books have also won and been shortlisted for many prizes. Eva died peacefully in October 2010 at the age of eighty-five