{"product_id":"sir-humphry-of-batch-pb-w9","title":"Sir Humphrey of Batch Hall (The Batch Magna Chronicles) [2019] paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWelcome to Batch Magna, a place where anything might happen. And often does...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen the old squire of Batch Magna died, the life of distant relative Humphrey, an amiable, overweight short-order cook from the Bronx, turned into a movie. Now, as Sir Humphrey, he has acquired not only a new title but also a new love: the Honourable Clementine Wroxley. He and Clem plan to marry, settle into Batch Hall and begin a new life together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTheir finances at this early stage rest on the estate's shooting and fishing, stepping stones to a more secure future. But one day a cold wind from beyond their valley visits Batch Magna in the shape of badger baiters discovered in Cutterbach Wood. They are routed, but their defeat entails such disaster that Humphrey and Clem are driven to the wall, left with no way out but to sell the estate, and their future along with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd then Miss Wyndham, village spinster and amateur sleuth, rides to the rescue on the 49 bus...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat readers are saying about The Batch Magna Chronicles series:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eAn enchanting mixture of \u003cem\u003eThe Wind in The Willows\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Darling Buds of May\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e. An England that doesn't exist but surely should.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reading this book was \u003cstrong\u003elike sitting down for a nice long chat with an old friend\u003c\/strong\u003e. I loved reading the Welsh village descriptions; it felt like coming home. ... I eagerly await the next instalment of the Batch Magna crew!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I first got this book out of the local library, and then brought a copy - \u003cstrong\u003eI wanted to read it again and again\u003c\/strong\u003e. It's a treasure, a smashing read, funny and beautifully written.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These books are such fun, \u003cstrong\u003edarkly comic and full of great characters\u003c\/strong\u003e. ... Batch Magna is a place I would love to find, and the river sounds idyllic.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eHurrah for Batch Magna\u003c\/strong\u003e, Humphrey and friends.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"I loved this book. It's lyrical and very amusing, with \u003cstrong\u003eall the charm of an old Ealing comedy\u003c\/strong\u003e. ... More please Mr Maughan!\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eWhat an amazing writer!\u003c\/strong\u003e I have never found any descriptive writing that has gripped me so much before.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA thoroughly enjoyable read.\u003c\/strong\u003e ... Is there another Batch Magna book on the way, please? Such a wonderfully descriptive bucolic and warmly 'human' story with echoes of the \u003cem\u003eDarling Buds of May\u003c\/em\u003e.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eA wonderful, funny, well-crafted escape from everyday life.\u003c\/strong\u003e If you love writing that absorbs you into the landscape you will love this book. Every sense was satisfied with the author's beautiful descriptions of the Marches. Escape from the tarmac, concrete and relentlessness of life with this stunning book. Thank you Mr Maughan.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I absolutely loved this book and all the characters became so real to me, \u003cstrong\u003eI just couldn't put it down.\u003c\/strong\u003e\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maughan, Peter","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":42324929839289,"sku":"9781788421263","price":11.25,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/maughan-peter-sir-humphrey-of-batch-hall-the-batch-magna-chronicles-2019-paperback-9781788421263-1152879372.jpg?v=1743280642","url":"https:\/\/theirishbookshop.live\/products\/sir-humphry-of-batch-pb-w9","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}