Hunting Unicorns - Softcover

Pollen, Bella

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0330411578 ISBN 13: 9780330411578

Publisher: Pan MacMillan, 2004

Synopsis

American Maggie Monroe is a journalist for New York`s hard-hitting current affairs show Newsline. Independent and fearless, the more cutting-edge the story, the happier she is. But when her next assignment turns out to be an in-depth documentary on the decline of England`s ruling classes, she`s furious at being sent to cover a bloody tea party.

Meet the Earl and Countess of Bevan, eccentric, maddening and with family secrets to hide.

Meet Daniel Bevan - their eldest son. Funny, attractive and hopelessly alcoholic.

Meet Daniel`s responsible brother Rory - angry, self-mocking and strictly teetotal.

When Maggie discovers Rory to be an uninvited chaperone on the first stop of her journey the two look set to clash. Maggie finds herself torn between her journalist ideals and coming to terms with a greater understanding. This unlikely romantic comedy paints an endearing portrait of a family, which like so many others, holds itself together despite its evident frailties.

‘Hilariously accurate... A gifted writer with a pithy, poetic style’ Wendy Holden, Daily Mail

About this title

From the Back Cover:

"Readers who have not yet discovered Bella Pollen will be delighted with her witty take on men, women, and English and American life, culture, and morays. Hunting Unicorns is a piercingly sharp treat!"
- Tama Janowitz, author of Peyton Amberg and Slaves of New York

"Readers will adore this witty insider's take on the archaic way of life of a British aristocratic clan. A hilarious but bittersweet love story that juxtaposes the old world with the new."
- Plum Sykes, author of Bergdorf Blondes

"Hunting Unicorns--warm, funny, real, unpredictable--is one of the best novels I've read this year."
- Melissa Senate, author of See Jane Date

"A terrific novel. Bella Pollen has captured the essence of the characters and their story in the most original way, with brilliant flashes of humor and deep poignancy that stay with you long after you have turned the last page."
- Christiane Amanpour, CNN

"Hits the spot every time with her funny and frank observations of modern London life."
- Sunday Times (UK)

"Hilariously accurate . . . Pollen is undoubtedly a gifted writer with a pithy, poetic style."
- Daily Mail (UK)

About the Author:

Bella Pollen is a writer and journalist who lives in Notting Hill, London and writes for a wide variety of newspapers and magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Pan MacMillan
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0330411578
• ISBN 13: 9780330411578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256