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Wholly Matrimony: Book 1 of the Carlton Lodge Trilogy
- Author
- Kitty Buckland
- ISBN
- B0H2ZJQF6M
- Available at
- Amazon
About this book
What happens when a crumbling country estate, a high-stakes wedding, and one “foolproof” scam collide? You get a deliciously cosy, laugh-out-loud tangle where every polite smile hides a problem.
Carlton Lodge should be a dream: ancient stone, rolling countryside, and village charm. But the truth is messier—catastrophically overdue bills, creditors circling, and a family patriarch whose brilliant plans have a habit of detonating at the worst possible moment. With Lizzie’s wedding weeks away, Maria Carlton is holding the whole house (and everyone in it) together by sheer will.
If you’re craving a clever escape—something warm, witty, and gently suspenseful—this is your perfect evening read. Wholly Matrimony delivers classic English humour, small-town chaos, and escalating social disaster, all wrapped in a page-turning mystery of motives, money, and manners.
This book is for you if you love cosy novels with rural charm, witty British banter, and eccentric families, especially if Richard Osman or P.
G. Wodehouse is your kind of fun.
Grab your copy now and escape to Carlton Lodge today—before the wedding bells start ringing and everything falls apart.
More about this book
Wholly Matrimony opens the Carlton Lodge Trilogy with sharp observations, brisk pacing, and a cast whose secrets are as polished as their manners. Set against the rituals and rivalries of the English countryside, it balances social intrigue with laugh-out-loud moments of miscommunication and consequence.
Ideal for readers who gravitate toward british satire fiction that skewers class, courtship, and reputation with wit rather than cruelty. It’s a smart, character-driven pick for anyone who likes their comedy edged with social commentary.
Modern British social satire draws on the comedy of manners to expose the gap between public respectability and private desire, often using ensembles and tightly observed settings to amplify tension. The best entries in the category pair sparkling dialogue with moral stakes, turning everyday etiquette into high drama.