High Rising
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1941.
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura’s wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey’s clutches and, what’s more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Condition grading: Good Minus. White spot mark and ring mark to lightly foxed front cover. Wear to grubby spine. Some foxing to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1941.
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura’s wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey’s clutches and, what’s more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Condition grading: Good Minus. White spot mark and ring mark to lightly foxed front cover. Wear to grubby spine. Some foxing to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin 1st Edition, published 1941.
Successful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura’s wealthy friend and neighbour George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey’s clutches and, what’s more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?
Condition grading: Good Minus. White spot mark and ring mark to lightly foxed front cover. Wear to grubby spine. Some foxing to rear cover. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
