The Legacy Of Hartlepool Hall Av Paul Torday

<p><b>Hartlepool Hall has been in Ed''s family for generations - but is that about to change, and who is the mysterious Lady Alice?</b><br><br><b>''A deliciously dark comedy about class, snobbery and a vanishing way of life''</b> GOOD HOUSEKEEPING<br><br><b>''Gloriously enjoyable''</b> DAILY MAIL<br><br><b>''Excellent''</b> METRO<br><br>Ed Hartlepool has been living in self-imposed exile for five years, but with a settlement regarding his inheritance looming, he must return to his ancestral seat, Hartlepool Hall. On his return, he discovers that his father has left him, along with the house, a seven million pound tax bill, two massive overdrafts, an 80-year-old butler, and a vast country estate that is creaking at the seams. Not only that, but there is a strange woman in residence - Lady Alice - who seems to have made herself very much at home. <br><br>With the debts mounting, it seems that Ed''s only recourse is to turn to his friend Annabel''s new boyfriend, a property developer who plans to turn Hartlepool Hall into luxury flats and a golf course. But can Ed save his inheritance without such a drastic move? And is Lady Alice really the person she claims to be?</p>