The Heart of the Country (26 page)

Authors: Fay Weldon

The New Countess
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One of the most successful advertising copywriters of her generation, Fay Weldon’s credits as a writer of fiction include classic novels like
The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
and
Growing Rich
, and the pilot episode of the original TV series ‘Upstairs, Downstairs’. In 2001 she was awarded a CBE for services to literature. She has seven sons and stepsons and one stepdaughter, and lives on a hill in the west of England.

To find out more about Fay Weldon, visit her website,
www.fayweldon.co.uk
, follow her on Twitter,
@Fay_Weldon
, or like her on Facebook,
https://www.facebook.com/fayweldon.writer
.

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First published in Great Britain in 1987 by Hutchinson

This eBook first published in the UK in 2014 by Head of Zeus Ltd

Cover image © Sniegirova Mariia

The moral right of Fay Weldon to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act of 1988.

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This is a work of fiction. All characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.

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ISBN (E) 9781781858028

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