title: Long Live the King: A Novel (Habits of the House)
author:  Fay Weldon 
description: His balance sheet firmly back in the black thanks to the machinations of his solicitor, Eric Baum, Lord Dilberne, can now turn his attentions to more pressing affairs of state, especially the upcoming coronation of King Edward VII. There are grouse to be shot and golf to be played, and his wife, Isobel, must advise both family and the court on the proper amount of ermine to trim the royal robes. And then theres the matter of the coveted extra tickets to the event itself: Should they go to the socially unacceptable Baums or to Lord Dilbernes estranged brother Edwin and his family? Isobel makes a potentially awkward decision, unaware that Edwin has died. His now-orphaned teenage daughter, Adela, then falls prey to a pair of con artists out to capitalize on the gentrys fascination with spiritualism. Teeming with tasty tidbits about royals great and small, Weldons second installment in her Dilberne Court trilogy, following Habits of the House (2013), gives devoted Anglophiles a whirlwind tour upstairs, downstairs, and all around the castle. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Promotional efforts will be redoubled as acclaimed author Weldons delicious series continues. --Carol Haggas
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  Wedded in White
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
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  Charles Weldon was a punctual man as a rule, but was so late in starting out
  on the most consequential journey of his life that he had almost given up on
  the whole idea. His bed in his well-appointed townhouse was warm and
  comforting, his breakfast both late and lavish, and his valet seemed
  determined to spend hours making him look as elegant as possible.
  
  
  Was it really possible to give all of that up, for a carriage-ride into the
  unknown? Yes, and Charles was living proof that principle could occasionally
  overcome one’s love of comfort. Yes, he woke late, yes, he breakfasted, yes,
  he had spent hours being fussed over by his valet, his servants, and finally
  his friends as they had gathered to wish him goodbye before he left.
  
  
  ‘They’re still there.’ He murmured to himself as he looked out of his smartly-
  moving carriage, the front of the house still just visible