High Time

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She wants revenge... she just doesn't know it yet Ayesha has been married to the ruthless, aspirational Thomlinson Sleet for nearly 10 years: the longest any wife of his has lasted. He bought her family home, the beautiful house in Cornwall that was about to be lost to them, and she's forever been in his debt. But now Sleet's decided it's time for a new wife, which means Ayesha - and the wider Trelawney clan - may be about to lose their family pile forever. Can they come together to help Ayesha outsmart Sleet, unravel his nefarious plans and get to the bottom of the new cryptocurrency he's investing huge sums of money in? Or is Ayesha about to lose everything she's worked for? It's sink or swim for the Trelawney's most beautiful illegitimate daughter... 'A witty, stylish storyteller' The Sunday Times

Hannah Rothschild is a writer, filmmaker, philanthropist and company director. Her biography of Pannonica Rothschild, The Baroness, was published in 2012. Her first novel, The Improbability of Love, won the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for best comic novel and was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction. She writes original and adapted screenplays and also for major newspapers and magazines in the US and UK. Her documentary features have been broadcast on major networks and shown at film festivals. A non-executive director of various financial institutions and the former chair of London's National Gallery, she lives in London with her three children.

Praise for House of Trelawney: If you're in need of a Succession replacement then this tale of a crumbling English dynasty clinging on to the past while coping with the fallout of the 2008 crash is for you. Rothschild is a mischievous narrator and this story is pure pleasure from the word go * Stylist * Praise for House of Trelawney: Fun of this kind is irresistible * Guardian * Rothschild ... is a witty, stylish storyteller and her overall message definitely feels timely * Sunday Times *