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 Marrying for Money - Chris Manby
 Marrying for Money - Chris Manby ... Except that of their neighbour, Marcella Hunter. Heiress Marcella doesn't want the competition and when Grace starts dating Marcella's 'Plan B' man - dull but extraordinarily rich Choate Fitzgerald - the gloves are off. Marcella determines to find out where the sisters really came from. And exactly how they can afford to rent a six-bedroom beach house in this millionaires' playground. In the process, however, it's discovered that quite a few of the people spending that summer in Little Elbow are not exactly what they seem.Newest Review: ... sister Grace. No one really knows who they are or how they managed to rent Rose Cottage a lovely beach front house that has ... more ... lain unoccupied for many years.
When Charity and Grace start dating some of Little Elbows most eligible bachelors Marcella's nose is put out of joint and she sets about trying to ruin every date they have and also to find out some dirt on the sisters and find out whether they are who they really say they are.
As the title of this book suggests the story is based around finding a rich husband. However as the Grosvenor sisters soon discover that finding a rich man isn't difficult but putting up with his rude behaviou...more |
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Marrying for Money - Chris Manby: Marrying For Money (536 words)
by AJ26 - written on 14/09/08 (Very useful, 97 readings)
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"Marrying for Money" is a novel based on the decision some people make to marry for love or for money. The story is set in two locations in London and also in Little Elbow, in the Hamptons USA. It is in Little Elbow that we meet Marcella Hunter, a very rich, very shallow, very rude and very annoying. She enjoys hosting parties and seeking out eligible bachelors whilst putting down anyone and everyone she takes a disliking to. She enjoys being the centre of attention however the arrival of some new neighbours threatens to steal the limelight away from her. On to the scene comes the Grosvenor sisters from London, Charity and her younger sister ...
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